Sue Foley, who helped compile this collection along with Thomas Ruf, also put together the liner notes and bios for as many of the artists represented on these discs as possible. The notes are informative and informal, written by a blues lady with an obvious passion for and knowledge of her subject. The information presented here is just the forerunner to a book and documentary movie she is preparing called Guitar Women
I don't know how intentional this was, but in almost every one of the artist's pictures included, the woman is shown with her truest companion, her guitar. Propped in the background, cradled in her arms, or hung from around her neck, none of them look like they want to be parted from their friends for very long.
I don't buy albums or anything because it's the correct thing to do; you can't do that with the arts or you kill them. The same goes for recommending something. Don't buy Blues Guitar Women for its title, buy it because it has amazing music on it. Show these woman some respect, appreciate and dislike their music in the same manner you would their male contemporaries. With your eyes closed a slide guitar run sounds the same whoever's plugged into the amplifier and tapped into the world's soul.
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1 - Temple Stark
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Cheers. Temple