Pinky’s Blues, the new Stony Plain Records album from award-winning blues guitarist/singer Sue Foley, scored a trifecta of nominations at the recently announced nominees from the Blues Foundation for the 43rd Blues Music Awards. Foley garnered nominations for “Album of the Year,” “Traditional Blues Album,” and “Traditional Blues Female Artist.”
"I'm over the moon about these three Blues Music Award nominations,” said Texas-based Sue Foley after she heard the news. “What an incredible honor to be acknowledged in Memphis. Speaking for everyone who helped create Pinky's Blues, we're proud to have made a real blues album and are thrilled that folks are loving it.”
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Featuring several Sue Foley originals, as well as songs from some of her favorite blues and roots artists, Pinky’s Blues showcases Sue Foley (guitar, vocals), accompanied by Chris “Whipper” Layton (drums), Jon Penner (bass), and Mike Flanigin (Hammond B3 organ), who also produced the album. The legendary Jimmie Vaughan joins is a special guest on rhythm guitar on the track, “Hurricane Girl.”
Pinky’s Blues is the follow up to Sue Foley’s award-winning album, The Ice Queen, (2018). Foley’s new album is a raw, electric guitar driven romp through the backroads of Texas blues, with Foley’s signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster, “Pinky,” at the wheel.
Foley won “Best Traditional Female (Koko Taylor Award)” at the 2020 Blues Music Awards in Memphis, was nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy), and she took home the award for “Best Guitar Player” at the Toronto Maple Blues Awards. For the last few years Foley and her band have kept a rigorous touring schedule across the USA, Canada and Europe. Some highlights were appearances at Love Rocks NYC (with Cyndi Lauper, Dave Mathews and Tedeschi Trucks) at The Beacon Theater (NYC), guesting with Jimmie Vaughan (opening for Eric Clapton) at Royal Albert Hall in London, Montreal Jazz Festival, Ottawa Bluesfest (with Buddy Guy), Moulin Blues (Holland), NPR’s Mountain Stage (with Bela Fleck), and The Jungle Show (with Billy F Gibbons and Jimmie Vaughan) in Austin, Texas.
Sue Foley Tour Itinerary
February 19 Continental Club - Austin, TX
February 20 Blue Jay Listening Room, Jacksonville, FL
February 21 Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea - Miami, FL
March 3 Zebulon- Los Angeles, CA
March 4 Hop Monk Tavern, Novato, CA
March 5 Delta Blues Festival - Antioch, CA
March 6 Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA
March 10 Mary Lim Theatre - Kelowna, BC
March 11 Rio - Vancouver, BC
March 12 Hermann's Upstairs - Victoria, BC
March 13 The Queens - Nanaimo, BC
March 14 - 20 SXSW - Austin, TX
March 25 Bugle Boy - Le Grange, TX SOLO SHOW
April 6 Natalie's Grandview - Columbus, OH
April 7 Sportsmen’s Tavern, Buffalo, NY
April 8 Abilene, Rochester, NY
April 9 City Winery, Boston, MA
April 11 Iridium, New York City, NY
April 13 Paradise Theatre, Toronto, Ontario
April 14 Empire Theatre, Belleville, Ontario
April 22/23 Arts Commons, Calgary, Alberta
Additional dates forthcoming….
