Wednesday, March 14   11:00 p.m.
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�Ruthie Foster is one of those artists whose immense talent covers such a broad swath of stylistic ground it�s scary. Well-known as a folksinger, Foster�s music so effortlessly blurs the lines between folk, gospel, blues, pop, country, soul-whatever-that boundaries become meaningless. Blessed with a huge voice, an instrument of rare power and precision, Foster is never guilty of simply browsing; she masters everything she tackles.

�With The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster, her fifth record, she shows how naturally she can give up the gospel a la Mahalia, shake up the soul like Aretha, or dig deep into the blues the way Big Mama Thorton once did.� �Patrick Cosgrove, Texas Music Magazine