Derek Trucks, Willie Weeks and More To Guest On New Ruthie Foster Album ‘Joy Comes Back’

Ruthie Foster has announced a new album due out March 24th. Titled Joy Comes Back, the album features many guests including Derek Trucks, Willie Weeks, Joe Vitale and Warren Hood. Songs range form new Ruthie originals to hand-picked covers by Chris Stapleton, Mississippi John Hurt, Stevie Wonder, and (the kicker) Black Sabbath. It is her eighth album for Houston’s indie Blue Corn Music.

After a three-year absence from recording, utilizing the time to straighten out various matters in her life, the Blues Music Award winner and Grammy nominee quietly entered former neighbor Daniel Barrett’s studio and began to make this record with no formal producer. She told very few people what she was up to — until it was completed.

According to Ruthie, “(On past albums), it was about being a professional singer, a hallelujah-chorus girl. But I’m a real person, and relaying that through this music and the stories behind it is really important to me. I haven’t written much because it’s been rough for me to put pen to paper, but Dan, having spent at least a year and a half being a listener and witness to my life, found these songs that have a lot to do with where I was and where I am — and who I am.”

Ruthie will begin an extensive U.S. Tour just prior to the album’s late March release.

For more info check out http://www.ruthiefoster.com

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