“a voice as soothing as summer rain” – Rolling Stone
During the creative explosion that was country music in the 1990s Suzy Bogguss sold 4 million records. Here, she did this with sparkling radio hits like “Outbound Plane”, “Someday Soon”, “Letting Go”, “Drive South”, and “Hey Cinderella”. But you can’t peg Suzy that easily…
Amid her country popularity she took time off to make a duets album with the legendary Chet Atkins. Then, in 2003 she made an album of modern swing music with Ray Benson of Asleep At The Wheel. Furthermore, she recorded an album of original music in 2007 that landed at Number Four on the jazz charts. Her folk music roots show through in many ways: she made frequent appearances on public radio’s A Prairie Home Companion. Also, she won a Grammy for her work on Beautiful Dreamer: The Songs of Stephen Foster. She received acclaim for 2011’s American Folk Songbook, her critically acclaimed album and book project. Then, in 2014 she released Lucky, a collection of songs written by Merle Haggard and interpreted through Suzy’s crystal vocals from the female point of view.
Her latest offering, 2023’s Prayin’ For Sunshine, is an Americana tour de force with all songs written by Bogguss. She continues to tour the world. There, she tours solo and with fellow country radio divas Terri Clark and Pam Tillis as “Chicks With Hits”. Also, she recently joined Kathy Mattea on their Together At Last tour. So yes, you can call her a country singer if you want, but really that’s just the beginning.
Recommended for fans of Allison Moorer, Patty Loveless, Alison Krauss and Mary Chapin Carpenter.
