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Dorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Annie Sampson and Angela Strehli, all highly regarded vocalists in their own rights, have joined forces as The Blues Broads. Their self-titled debut CD/DVD set includes both familiar songs associated with their respective august careers, as well as newly written material that underscores the creative might of these four remarkable women. Reflecting more than two centuries of collective experience in blues, country, gospel and rock, this awesome aggregation is nothing less than a roots music "supergroup" of the first order. This powerful new CD/DVD also features honorary Blues Broad Deanna Bogart!
 | The start of Tracy Nelson's career in music dates back to the mid-1960s when she recorded an album of acoustic blues songs with Charlie Musselwhite's backing for the Prestige label. After moving to San Francisco, she founded Mother Earth and rose to the front ranks of the era's great female singers, sharing stages with the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix and many more. She relocated to the outskirts of Nashville where her talents addressed country music in a most resonant way. She recorded with Willie Nelson and turned out a steady stream of blues and country-rooted albums into the new century. |
 | Dorothy Morrison rose to international renown as the lead vocalist on the Edwin Hawkins Singers hit "Oh, Happy Day," the biggest selling gospel recording of all time. A member of the singing Combs Family, she rose to prominence in East Bay church circles and has been a force in gospel since the late 1960s. There is also a significant secular side to her career as she has worked with such notable artists as Van Morrison, Boz Scaggs, Delaney & Bonnie, Rita Coolidge, Merry Clayton and even Simon & Garfunkel -- she's heard on "Bridge Over Troubled Water." |
 | Angela Strehli, whose lone star state roots are explored in a song she wrote for the group entitled "Two Bit Texas Town," had been one of Austin's most highly regarded female vocalists prior to her move to the Bay Area in the 1990s. She was a fixture at Antone's in Austin where she initially played a key role in that legendary club's business development. At Antone's she was mentored and encouraged by many of the artists she booked including Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Albert King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Albert Collins, and her love for the blues literally found a voice as she transitioned from the back office to the stage. |
 | Annie Sampson is a triple threat, bringing a rock, gospel and theater background to The Blues Broads. She played one of the leads in the original San Francisco production of Hair in the late 1960s and would go on to be a founder of Stoneground, the communal rock band that included Sal Valentino of the Beau Brummels in its line up as well as Cory Lerios, Steve Price and David Jenkins who would go on to form Pablo Cruise. Annie, like Dorothy, comes from a church background, and has been a part of recordings and performances by a host of notables including Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur, Journey, Eddie Money, Elvin Bishop, Johnnie Johnson, Jerry Garcia, Elvis Costello, Sammy Hagar and others. |
"This lively crew of Clean-Up Women called The Blues Broads are four female singers that have every single style you need to make your monkey-nerve well-satisfied for the foreseeable future. Dorothy Morrison, Tracy Nelson, Annie Sampson and Angela Strehli have been there, sung that and now come together to bring the big spirit in the sky right down to earth. Hearing is believing." - Bill Bentley, The Morton Report
"The Blues Broads are non-stop excitement. This is the real deal kids, all the way around. Blues you can use from four ladies who are, and have been, livin' the blues." - Michael Buffalo Smith (Universal Music Tribe) "The Blues Broads' debut release is an excellent set by four remarkable talents, who bring nearly two centuries of musical experience in a broad range of genres." - Graham Clarke (Blues Bytes)
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 | | THE BLUES BROADS
(Recorded live at the 142 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley, CA) THE BROADS
Dorothy Morrison: vocals
Tracy Nelson: vocals
Annie Sampson: vocals
Angela Strehli: vocals THE PLAYERS
Steve Ehrmann: bass
Paul Revelli: drums
Gary Vogensen: guitar
Mike Emerson: keyboards SPECIAL GUEST
(HONORARY BROAD)
Deanna Bogart: keyboards, vocals,
tenor sax
(appears courtesy of Blind Pig Records) | CD
01. LIVIN' THE BLUES
02. BRING ME YOUR LOVE
03. TWO BIT TEXAS TOWN
04. RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
05. BLUE HIGHWAY
06. IT WON'T BE LONG
07. WALK AWAY
08. MIGHTY LOVE
09. JESUS, I'LL NEVER FORGET
10. OH, HAPPY DAY DVD
01. LIVIN' THE BLUES
02. BRING ME YOUR LOVE
03. RIVER DEEP MOUNTAIN HIGH
04. WALK AWAY
05. TWO BIT TEXAS TOWN
06. BLUE HIGHWAY
07. IT WON'T BE LONG
08. IT'S ALL OVER NOW BABY BLUE
09. MIGHTY LOVE
10. JESUS, I'LL NEVER FORGET
11. OH, HAPPY DAY | | DVD/VIDEO PREVIEW: 
In this star-studded show, each artist gives the audience a taste of their individual specialty, and then combine voices in ways that make The Blues Broads far more than the sum of its parts. Click the image above and view a clip for the DVD.
| | | The Blues Broads recently completed a tour that took them to festivals and clubs in Texas and California and are touring in support of the release ofTthe Blues Broads CD/DVD set. Come see this super group perform live in a city near you. | 09/15/12: | South Lake Tahoe, NV - Harrah's Tahoe | | 09/20/12: | Mill Valley, CA - 142 Throckmorton Theatre (release party) | | 09/21/12: | Berkeley, CA - Freight & Salvage | | 09/22/12: | Monterey, CA - Monterey Jazz Festival | | 09/23/12: | Guerneville, CA - Russian River Blues Festival | | 10/15/12: | San Francisco, CA - Razz Room |
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