Ruthie Foster

With a naturally expressive voice that has drawn comparisons to greats like Aretha Franklin and Ella Fitzgerald, Texas-based singer and songwriter Ruthie Foster has a wide palette of American song forms, from gospel and blues to jazz, folk, and soul. After releasing a pair of solo albums in the late 1990s, she kicked off a long-running relationship with the Blue Corn Music label with 2002's Runaway Soul. As she gradually grew in the esteem of audiences and critics alike with both her powerful live performances and her recordings, Foster garnered Grammy nominations for 2009's T...