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Susan Tedeschi

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Susan Tedeschi American blues artist. Born November 9, 1970 in Boston, MA

Susan Tedeschi grew up in Norwell, Massachussetts and attanded Berklee College of Music where she recieved her bachelor of music in composition and performance. Tedeschi had always been musically inclined, performing in musicals, singing for family and listening to her father's record collection. She formed a band in high school called the Smoking Section at age 15, sang in a gospel choir at Berklee and began sitting in with local blues jams at venues in Boston. She formed the Susan Tedeschi Band in 1994, featuring Tom Hambridge and Adrienne Hayes. In 1995 she becgan playing guitar and honed her skills and in December the band released Better Days to regional audiences. Record contracts were difficult to keep together, however recording sessions from 1997 were aquired by Richard Rosenblatt, the band was signed to Tone-Cool Records and Just Won't Burn was released in February 1998 to rave revuies from blues publications. For 1998 and 1999 Susan Tedeschi toured extensively through out the United States and her spectacular stage presence and powerful voice drew larger crowds. Eventually Tedeschi was opening for BB King, Buddy Guy, the Allman Brothers Band, Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan. In 2000, Just Won't Burn reached gold record status, rare for such a production. She recorded to tracks with Double Trouble for their album. In 2001, she married Derek Trucks, a guitar player, band leader and nephew of ABB drummer, Butch Trucks, She recorded tracks for a follow-up album Wait For Me in December 2001. Touring continued for 2002. However motherhood and a bit of a domestic life have limited Tedeschi's ability to tour. She hopes to be productive with studio work for most of this decade.

Susan Tedeschi's voice has been described as a blend of Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin, though she explains this is due to sharing the same influences of Raitt's and Joplin's. Her guitar playing continues to improve and is inluenced by Buddy Guy, Johnny "Guitar" Watson, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Freddie King.

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