Suzy Bogguss

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One of the most acclaimed female country singers of the late ’80s and ’90s Suzy Bogguss was raised in Aledo, Illinois, where as a young adult, she started strumming a guitar and singing. Performing wherever she could find an audience, Bogguss picked up a considerable following in the Midwest and started touring the country, driving herself from gig to gig in a camper truck. With dreams of making a record, she moved to Nashville in 1985 and paid the bills by singing demos by day and performing three nights a week at a local rib joint. While singing at Dolly Parton’s theme park, Dollywood, Bogguss was discovered by talent scouts from Capitol Nashville when a tape of her music that she sold at the park got into hands of a label executive – she was signed three weeks later.

After two moderately successful albums on Liberty/Capitol, her 1991 gold-selling release Aces (Liberty) took her to the next level, spinning off four hit singles (three of which reached the Top Ten). Bogguss achieved heightened success with follow-up releases Voices In the Wind (Liberty 1992), Something Up My Sleeve (Liberty 1993) and Simpatico (Liberty 1994), earning her a TNN/Music City News Award nomination as Star of Tomorrow, Country Music People Rising Star Award and TNN/Music City News Award nomination as Female Vocalist of the Year, among others. In addition, Bogguss performed and produced the cut “Take It To the Limit” on the 1994 CMA Award winning Album of the Year, Common Thread: The Songs of the Eagles. After taking time off to start a family and then releasing a few low-key albums, Bogguss returns with Swing (Compadre, June 2003), her first new album in three years. The album, which is co-produced by Bogguss with Asleep At The Wheel front man Ray Benson, marks a musical departure for Bogguss with its Western swing and traditional jazz inflections.

Come experience the sultry swing stylings of Suzy Bogguss, “…(she) has a perfect voice for this material, and I would hazard to say a better voice than many of the recent vocal jazz recordings crossing my desk. She brings a complete package to the table. ” AllAboutJazz.com