About
Ruthie Foster & Cyd Cassone
Ruthie Foster's songs are a remarkable hybrid of blues, gospel, roots and folk music rich with honest spirituality and emotion. Ruthie's simply amazing vocal abilities have critics comparing her to Ella Fitzgerald and Aretha Franklin. Her passionate songs and stellar vocals are accompanied by Ruthie's live performances which bring the young and old together for an uplifting experience of dancing, listening, laughing and even some crying especially when Ruthie rounds out the joyous occasion with her versions of show-stopping gospel standards.Raised in Gause, Texas, a small town 180 miles southeast of Dallas, Ruthie grew up surrounded by the rich, soulful sounds of gospel and blues. Her outstanding voice and superb original music have many influences including Sam Cook, Mahalia Jackson, Sister Rosetta Thorpe, Sarah Vaughn, Etta James, and Lightnin' Hopkins, although perhaps no one has influenced Ruthie like her mother, Shirley Jones, who urged her to "Open your mouth and sing, girl!".
Foster's musical journey has taken her from McClennan Community College in Waco, Texas and a degree in commercial music to a four-year tour with the U. S. Navy Band "Pride", to New York City and a... show more
Continuing Under New Name
Alix Goolden Performance Hall
