Lou Ann Barton
Lou Ann Barton (born February 17, 1954 in Fort Worth , Texas ) is an American blues and blues rock singer.
The daughter of a truck driver and a bookstore owner was discovered in 1980 in a New York club by Glenn Frey ( The Eagles ) as a blues talent. The singer, who has lived in Austin / Texas since the 1970s, recorded her first album in 1982. "Old Enough" was the only debut album of the year in the MTV Top Ten.
She gained her first band experiences as a member of the Triple Threat Revue with Stevie Ray Vaughan and WC Clark , in whose later band The WC Clark Blues Revue she was also a singer. As the front woman for bands like The Fabulous Thunderbirds , Roomful of Blues , The Five Careless Lovers and Lou Ann and the Fliptops, Barton toured various dance halls and clubs, primarily in Texas . In addition to her own songs, she brings well-known numbers from classics of the genre such as Slim Harpo , Irma Thomas , Wanda Jackson and Jimmy Reed . The representative of the Electric Texas Blues recorded seven albums in the first 25 years of her career.
Lou Ann Barton toured the United States with Bob Dylan in 2006 .
Albums
- 1982: Old Enough (on Texas Music Group / Lone Star Records)
- 1986: Forbidden Tones (on Spindletop)
- 1989: Read My Lips (on Texas Music Group / Lone Star Records)
- 1990: Dreams Come True - together with Marcia Ball and Angela Strehli (on Texas Music Group / Lone Star Records)
- 1998: Sugar Coated Love with Stevie Ray Vaughan a. a. (republished on MIL Multimedia)
- 2001: Thunderbroad (on Blues Factory)
- 2002: Someday (on Catfish)
Web links
- Lou Ann Barton Official Website
- Lou Ann Barton at vh1
- Lou Ann Barton on the Texas Music Group label
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barton, Lou Ann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues and blues rock singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th February 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Fort Worth , Texas , United States |