Ruthie Foster at Third and Lindsley
by Jewly Hight
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Here’s a prime example of gross understatement: The folk singer-songwriter field isn’t exactly packed with female African-American performers. If Tracy Chapman is the only one who readily comes to mind, there’s another dreadlocked, acoustic guitar-wielding singer-songwriter who’s every bit as worth knowing: Ruthie Foster. You figure Foster has probably had to field a few drunken requests for “Fast Car” and “Give Me One Reason” along the way (on her live album Stages she tells a story about being mistaken for Chapman), but her blend of Texas folk, blues, gospel and soul (she incorporated the latter into her repertoire last year with her Wurlitzer-rich, southern soul-steeped album, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster) has a lived-in wisdom and a warm, welcoming vibe all its own.
Sat., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., 2008
Sat., Oct. 18, 7 p.m., 2008
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