Michelle Malone is tagged as: blues, female vocalists, blues rock, singer-songwriter, queer country Armed with a bottleneck slide, blues harmonica, and her signature gut-wrenching vocals, Moanin’ Michelle Malone ( a nickname given to her by Albert King after hearing her sing), is having so much fun these days that she can’t help but shake her Sugarfoot! Malone was born in the dirty south and grew up listening to her mother sing in the church choir every Sunday. When it came time to craft her own sound, she took those religious roots, blended in enough rock and soul to keep the devil satisfied, and came up with her 9th studio CD, Sugarfoot. It’s a high-spirited stripped down blend of rootsy acoustic slide, gritty electric blues and explosive vocals – blues with just enough rough edges to get the medicine down. Sugarfoot sounds like the lost recordings of Bonnie Raitt and the Rolling Stones meeting up in Susan Tedeschi’s garage for a late night jam session. And as is usually the case with Malone, the disc is an experience best enjoyed at high volume. Songs such as “Tighten up the Springs” ,”Rooster 44” and “Traveling and Unraveling” highlight Malone’s devil may care attitude and her slide guitar, which is becoming more and more of a signature for her. “I’m having a good time with it,” she says. ... Read More About Michelle Malone Biography... Send Michelle Malone ringtones to your cell |
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