When Joanne Shaw Taylor made her debut in early 2009 with White Sugar, fans of gutsy blues guitar sat up and took notice of the young British gal who could tear up her Tele as well as any lad her age. With her second album, Diamonds in the Dirt, Taylor brings a new authority to her playing, songwriting, and smoky vocals. In this set of 10 originals, the 24-yearold bares her soul by contrasting confessional lyrics with snarling solos. Though Taylor is categorized as a blues musician (she won the Best New Artist Debut at the 2010 Blues Music Awards), the grooves and riffs she weaves i… read more
When Joanne Shaw Taylor made her debut in early 2009 with White Sugar, fans of gutsy blues guitar sat up and took notice of the young British gal who… read more
When Joanne Shaw Taylor made her debut in early 2009 with White Sugar, fans of gutsy blues guitar sat up and took notice of the young British gal who could tear up her Tele as well as an… read more
Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1986, England) is a British blues rock guitarist and singer, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor has toured Europe with the supergroup D.U.P. with fellow band members Dave Stewart (Eurythmics), Candy Dulfer (Prince), Mudbone Cooper (Parliment-Funkadelic) and Jimmy Cliff. If you can imagine the love child of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Dusty Springfield then you are beginning to get a feel for Taylor's mixture of fiery guitar playing, sultry vocals and 100% pure soul. But unlike many other young phenoms, she has quick… read more
Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1986, England) is a British blues rock guitarist and singer, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor has toured Europe with th… read more
Joanne Shaw Taylor (born 1986, England) is a British blues rock guitarist and singer, who was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Taylor has toured Europe with the supergroup D.U.P. with fellow band members D… read more