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Fool Moon by Renee Austin
Renee Austin
Artist Biography For Renee Austin
ReneƩ Austin Born C. 1966 Is An American Rhythm And Blues And Soul Blues Singer And Songwriter. She Has A Wide Vocal Range And Has Opened For Lonnie Brooks Robert Cray Delbert McClinton Los Lobos Big Head Todd & The Monsters And More. She Released Three Albums During Her Career And Supplied Backing Vocals To The Lamont Cranston Band's 1997 Album Roll With Me And On Tommy Castro's 2005 Album Soul Shaker. Austin Was Also Part Of A Group Of Women Who Performed In Morgan Freeman's Blues Divas As Well As Singing For A Live WWE Season Premier Whose Television Audience Was Six Million. Her Singing Voice Has Been Compared By Critics To Those Of Janis Joplin Tina Turner Gladys Knight Mary J. Blige And Tamela Mann. The Philadelphia Inquirer Commented That She "embraces A Deliciously Wide Range Of Roots Styles She Belts The Blues With Sass Swings Nimbly On R&B And Fires Off Some Rousing Gospel. For Good Measure She Also Shows She Can Take It Uptown With A Sultry Soulful Ballad." It Was Announced In January 2005 That Her Career Was Finished As Following Thyroid Surgery She Was Left With A Paralyzed Vocal Nerve That Made Speaking And Further Singing Impossible. However After Years Of Inaction Her Voice Has Returned And In 2015 Austin Returned To Performing. Life And Career Austin Was Born In San Diego California United States And At The Age Of Three Moved With Her Family To Kingsland Texas. Inspired By The Singing Of Aretha Franklin Etta James Mavis Staples And Tina Turner By 15 Years Old She Had Composed Her First Song. Encouraged By Her Parents And After Singing At Both Church And High School Austin Relocated To Minneapolis To Attend College. During Her Time There She Sang In Various Clubs And Independently Released Her Debut Album In 1997. Dancin' With Mr. Blue Was Well Received And Was Named As 'Best Blues Recording' By The Minnesota Music Academy. It Also Garnered Her The 'Best Blues Artist' And 'Best Female Vocalist' Awards. Austin Won A Total Of Six Minnesota Music Awards Off This Album. This Early Success Led To Austin Being Offered Opening Slots At Concerts By Lonnie Brooks Robert Cray And Delbert McClinton In Minneapolis. The Latter Was Impressed Enough After A Two Night Gig In March 2003 To Ensure That Austin Was Hired To Perform On The Sandy Beaches Blues Cruise. Her Real Breakthrough Occurred After She Signed A Recording Contract With Blind Pig Records. The Label Released Her Second Album Sweet Talk In 2003. The Connection With McClinton Continued When They Recorded A Duet Of The Blues Ballad "Pretend We Never Met". It Was Written By Bruce McCabe And Recorded In Nashville Tennessee. Sweet Talk Also Included Seven Original Songs Written By Austin As Well As A Cover Version Of "When Something Is Wrong" Which Was Penned By Joanna Cotten. Regarding Sweet Talk Allmusic Noted "her Presence Is So Powerful That She's Comfortable In A Variety Of Grooves And At Least On The Basis Of This Album Succeeds At All Of Them." Sweet Talk Was Nominated For A Blues Music Award In The 'Best New Artist Debut' Category. She Performed At Both Memphis In May As Well At Festivals And Venues Coast To Coast In The US Canada The Virgin Islands. Austin Then Appeared In The PBS Television Production Blues Divas In 2005 In A Line-Up That Included One Of Her Influences Mavis Staples Plus Ann Peebles Denise LaSalle Odetta Irma Thomas And Bettye LaVette. In Addition By Then Austin Had Performed On Various Festival And Concert Bills Alongside Keb' Mo' Jonny Lang Blues Traveler And Big Head Todd And The Monsters. And Los Lobos Who Brought Her Up To Sing Their Classic Hit - La Bamba. In August 2005 Her Third Album Right About Love Was Issued By Blind Pig. All Chances Of Further Promotion And Development Were Put On Hold By Her Upcoming Surgical Operation In September That Year. Although Initially Deemed A Success The Procedure Ultimately Left Her With A Paralyzed Left Vocal Nerve Which Initially Meant That She Was Unable To Perform Again. In 2013 Austin Stated "I Never Thought I Would Sing Again. I Had No Hope. I Had Resigned Myself To The Fact That It Was Over. But I've Been Blessed With A Miracle.Now I Have A Chance To Do The Thing I Love To Do Most And That Is Write And Perform My Music." In June 2015 Austin Resumed Her Singing Career And Has Begun Performing Again With Hopes To Record In The Near Future.
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