Lou Ann Barton (born February 17, 1954) is an American blues singer based in Austin, Texas since the 1970s.[1]AllMusic noted that "The grace, poise, and confidence she projects on-stage is part of a long tradition for women blues singers".[1]
In late September 1977 Barton joined a new Austin blues group, Triple Threat Revue, with Stevie Ray Vaughan and W. C. Clark.[2] It was renamed Double Trouble when Clark left in May 1978, and Barton continued with Double Trouble until November 1979.[3] In the early 1980s, she did a stint with the jump blues band Roomful of Blues.[2] It was there that she was spotted by the record producer Jerry Wexler.
She recorded the album Old Enough for Asylum Records in 1982, a well-received recording that was co-produced by Jerry Wexler and Glenn Frey.[2] Despite positive reviews, Old Enough did not sell well, and her tenure with Asylum Records was a short one.[2] Barton's Forbidden Tones, a pop-oriented EP slated as her Asylum follow-up, was released by Spindletop Records in 1986. It also failed to find a wide audience.[2]
In 1990, Barton made an appearance on Austin City Limits with the W. C. Clark Blues Revue. The show was taped in celebration of Clark's 50th birthday. Other artists included Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, and Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds.[5]
In 2001, she again appeared on Austin City Limits, as a guest of Double Trouble.[6] In 2006, she was a featured act at the Austin City Limits Music Festival.[citation needed] As of 2010, she was touring with Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt-a-Whirl Band.[citation needed] Through 2018 Barton continued to perform in Austin, and elsewhere, sometimes "[b]acked by Derek O'Brien, Denny Freeman, Scott Nelson, & Jay Moeller", sometimes with Sue Foley.[7][8]
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^. PBS. Archived from the original on October 31, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2017.
^"Antone's Presents: Lou Ann Barton Tommy, Shannon Blues Band; Sat · May 12, 2018". Antone's. 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^"Lou Ann Barton: Past concerts". Songkick. 2018. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
^"On the Jimmy Reed Highway - Omar Dykes - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^"Lou Ann Barton - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
^"Jimmie Vaughan - Album Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 7, 2017.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Lou Ann Barton news newspapers books scholar JSTOR December 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Lou Ann Barton born February 17 1954 is an American blues singer based in Austin Texas since the 1970s 1 AllMusic noted that The grace poise and confidence she projects on stage is part of a long tradition for women blues singers 1 Lou Ann BartonLou Ann Barton performing in 2006Background informationBorn 1954 02 17 February 17 1954 age 70 Fort Worth Texas United StatesGenresBlues Jump bluesOccupation s Musician songwriter record producerInstrument s VocalistYears active1970 presentLabelsAsylum Records Spindletop Records Antone s RecordsBiography editIn 1975 she joined up with W C Clark to form his W C Clark Blues Revue citation needed In late September 1977 Barton joined a new Austin blues group Triple Threat Revue with Stevie Ray Vaughan and W C Clark 2 It was renamed Double Trouble when Clark left in May 1978 and Barton continued with Double Trouble until November 1979 3 In the early 1980s she did a stint with the jump blues band Roomful of Blues 2 It was there that she was spotted by the record producer Jerry Wexler She recorded the album Old Enough for Asylum Records in 1982 a well received recording that was co produced by Jerry Wexler and Glenn Frey 2 Despite positive reviews Old Enough did not sell well and her tenure with Asylum Records was a short one 2 Barton s Forbidden Tones a pop oriented EP slated as her Asylum follow up was released by Spindletop Records in 1986 It also failed to find a wide audience 2 Her next release was the 1989 album Read My Lips for the Austin based Antone s Records 2 a return to her blues roots that featured versions of songs made famous by Slim Harpo Hank Ballard and Wanda Jackson among others Barton later collaborated with singers Marcia Ball and Angela Strehli on the release Dreams Come True 1990 4 In 1990 Barton made an appearance on Austin City Limits with the W C Clark Blues Revue The show was taped in celebration of Clark s 50th birthday Other artists included Stevie Ray Vaughan Jimmie Vaughan and Kim Wilson of The Fabulous Thunderbirds 5 In 2001 she again appeared on Austin City Limits as a guest of Double Trouble 6 In 2006 she was a featured act at the Austin City Limits Music Festival citation needed As of 2010 she was touring with Jimmie Vaughan and the Tilt a Whirl Band citation needed Through 2018 Barton continued to perform in Austin and elsewhere sometimes b acked by Derek O Brien Denny Freeman Scott Nelson amp Jay Moeller sometimes with Sue Foley 7 8 Discography edit1979 Austin Festival with Stevie Ray Vaughan 1982 Old Enough Asylum Records 1986 Forbidden Tones Spindletop Records 1989 Read My Lips Antone s Records 1990 Dreams Come True with Marcia Ball and Angela Strehli Antone s 1998 Sugar Coated Love with Rockola and Stevie Ray Vaughan M I L Multimedia 1999 Thunderbroad with Rockola and Stevie Ray Vaughan Blues Factory 2002 Someday Catfish 2007 On The Jimmy Reed Highway with Omar Kent Dykes and Jimmie Vaughan Ruf Records 9 2010 Jimmie Vaughan Plays Blues Ballads amp Favorites with Jimmie Vaughan Proper Records Shout Factory 2011 Jimmie Vaughan Plays More Blues Ballads amp Favorites with Jimmie Vaughan Proper Shout Factory 10 11 2014 The Best Rockbeat Records References edit a b Lou Ann Barton Biography amp History AllMusic Retrieved October 7 2017 a b c d e f Colin Larkin ed 1995 The Guinness Who s Who of Blues Second ed Guinness Publishing pp 24 26 ISBN 0 85112 673 1 Hopkins Craig September 15 2010 Stevie Ray Vaughan Day by Day Night After Night His Early Years 1954 1982 Backbeat Books pp 109 117 ISBN 978 1 4234 8598 8 Digital Videos Episodes TV Series VH1 VH1 Archived from the original on November 21 2002 Retrieved October 7 2017 Austin City Limits Stevie Ray Vaughan followed by W C Clark Blues Revue PBS October 10 1989 Archived from the original on November 5 2007 Retrieved September 4 2017 PBS Austin City Limits PBS Archived from the original on October 31 2007 Retrieved September 4 2017 Antone s Presents Lou Ann Barton Tommy Shannon Blues Band Sat May 12 2018 Antone s 2018 Retrieved February 17 2019 Lou Ann Barton Past concerts Songkick 2018 Retrieved February 17 2019 On the Jimmy Reed Highway Omar Dykes Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic Retrieved October 7 2017 Lou Ann Barton Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved October 7 2017 Jimmie Vaughan Album Discography AllMusic Retrieved October 7 2017 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lou Ann Barton amp oldid 1192580576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
