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I have Dish satellite set up to record all the new Jools Holland shows and am always happy to see a new one waiting when I check the receiver.  It was a good mix as usual  - - Wilco impressed - - there was a clip shown of the Traveling Wilburys DVD - -   Bloc Party- eh- still not interested - - and then

someone new - to me at least  - a guitar playing, blues singing, no nonsense woman that made me sit up and pay attention.  In her chat with Jools she said she was heavily influenced by Muddy Waters - joked that he should be her father.  I'm believing her !

LISA - - note the guitar playing part - think you will like her  

I don't know why I didn't know about Joan Armatrading before but am very happy I do now.  

She has several songs, a couple videos and some pictures on her MySpace so it's a good place to start.

http://www.myspace.com/joanarmatradingmusic


And then there is this little tidbit - -  puts her in the company of one of my very favorite artists -  Keb'Mo' - of course he has a few wins under his belt too

BTW - Into The Blues is my favorite of the songs on the jukebox.

AH - I don't know why you haven't heard of Joan Armatrading either.. she had some hits in the late 70s.. I'm glad to hear she's still making music! Thanks for the links!

I just discovered that my Fuse music channel carries the Jools Holland show! Unfortunately, it's on afternoons at 1 but now that I know this, I might actually catch one.

Hmmm flipping through cd collection awe here we go found her.
AH I'v got her self titled one with OMG Love and Affection (my fav.)
Down To Zero,Help Yourself,Water With The Wine I be more than happy to burn one for you. I'm shocked you had never heard of her this brings to me to ask you have you listened to Tracy Chapman?

I remember a friend of mine way back being a huge fan of hers, and
have heard her name with some good musical company over the
years. Just can't place the songs. Will listen when I have time to
refresh my memory

:fear: (sneaking in)...I LOVE this woman...Is she still recording??? I use to hear her on my local jazz station (WLVE aka LOVE94)...She has one of those unique voices...you never forget...kinda like a certain grayhaired singer we all know & love) :fear:

Barbie,   this is her album discography

Did you see in the first post that her 2007 release has a Grammy nomination ?  

Albums
1972 Whatever's for Us  
1975 Back to the Night
1976 Joan Armatrading
1977 Show Some Emotion
1978 To the Limit
1979 Stepping out
1980 Me Myself I
1981 Walk under Ladders
1983 The Key
1985 Secret Secrets
1986 Sleight of Hand
1988 The Shouting Stage
1990 Hearts and Flowers
1992 Square the Circle
1995 What's Inside
2003 Lovers Speak
2004 Live: All the Way from America  
2007 Into The Blues - Grammy nominated - Best Contemporary Blues Album - (Vocal or Instrumental)  

Compilations
1983 Track Record
1991 The Very Best Of Joan Armatrading
1999 Love And Affection: Best Of Joan Armatrading (2 CD)
2003 Love And Affection: Classics 1975-1983

Margaux & Lisa

When I started looking at JA's information I realized why she escaped my notice. For one thing up until recently I've always preferred male voices so that's where my attention was focused.  While there were women I liked - I didn't go hunting for them.  
Timing is the other problem -  JA was making her entrance exactly when my personal hampster wheel was hitting warp speed. We moved to CT to take on a major project for the company we worked for and I discovered I was pregnant. Not good timing when you need to be working 70 hour weeks for a few months - - music became mostly whatever on the radio got my attention during the drive to/from  work.  Unfortunately life stayed that way for too many years.  

Joan is a very smart lady - - there are a lot of good videos showcasing her talent on the Tube - - can get lost for quite a while ! !
LOVE THIS SONG - - it is one of the three she did on the Jools Holland show too (link is the title)

"A Woman In Love" by Joan Armatrading  



Lisa
Tracy Chapman I do listen to a little - usually as part of a mixed artist playlist.  With her it's strictly the song - not her voice that I respond to.  You've probably noticed she can sound quite different - - even on the same song too - here's an example I stumbled over looking for a live performance of this song  
(the titles are the links)

Tracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A Revolution [Live] On Arte TV
and  
Tracy Chapman - Talkin bout a revolution