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Update|date= October 2010Infobox musical artist|name = Susan Tedeschi|image = Susan Tedeschi, July 2006.jpg|caption = Tedeschi performing in the Netherlands, 2006|background = solo_singer|birth_name =|alias =|birth_date = Birth date and age|1970|11|9|mf=y|birth_place = Boston , Massachusetts , United States |death_date =|death_place =|instrument = Singing|Vocals , guitar |genre = Blues , blue eyed soul , blues rock , R& B |occupation = Musician , songwriter |years_active = 1998–present|label = Verve Forecast Records|Verve Forecast , Rounder Records , Mercury Records|Mercury , Tone-Cool|associated_acts = Tedeschi Trucks Band , The Derek Trucks Band |website = http://www.susantedeschi.com/ www.susantedeschi.com|current_members =|past_members = Tom Hambridge , Adrienne Hayes, Tyler Greenwell, Ron Holloway , Matt Slocum (keyboardist) , Dave Yoke, Ted Pecchio |notable_instruments = Susan Tedeschi (IPAc-en|icon|t|?|'|d|?|s|k|i; born November 9, 1970, Boston , Massachusetts , United States ) is an United States|American blues and soul music|soul musician, who has received multiple Grammy Award nominations ,cite web|url= http://www.patriotledger.com/entertainment/x735580664/Susan-Tedeschi-comes-back-home-for-a-song|title=Acclaimed singer Susan Tedeschi comes back home – for a song|date=07-03-2009|work=PatriotLedger.com|publisher=The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, Massachusetts |pages=Creative Commons license SA-BY-NC|accessdate=2009-10-02|location= 2009 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some Rights Reserved and is well known for her singing voice, guitar playing, stage presence, and marriage to blues|blues guitar ist Derek Trucks . She is also known for her performances as part of "Soul Stew Revival", a conglomeration of her band, The Derek Trucks Band , and assorted other personnel.
Tedeschi served as a judge for the 7th annual The Independent Music Awards|Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers. http://www.independentmusicawards.com/ima_new/pastjudges.asp Independent Music Awards - Past Judges
Early life
Expand section|date=January 2011Susan Tedeschi was born on November 9, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts to a family of Italian ancestry, ( Tedeschi means Germans in Italian) and was raised in Norwell, Massachusetts . She is the daughter of Dick Tedeschi, granddaughter of Nick Tedeschi and great-granddaughter of Angelo Tedeschi, of the supermarket and convenience store family well known in Massachusetts. http://www.tedeschifoodshops.com/our-history.php dead link|date=December 2011 Tedeschi has always been musically inclined, and made her debut public performance as a six-year old understudy in a Broadway musical . Also, she sang for family members and listened to her father's record collection of old vinyl record ings, like Mississippi John Hurt and Lightning Hopkins . Raised as a Catholic , she found little inspiration in the church choir, and so attended predominantly African-American Baptist churches, feeling the music was "less repressed and more like a celebration of God." She has played in bands since the age of 13. At the age of 18, she formed her first all-original group, The Smokin' Section, in the nearby town of Scituate, Massachusetts . http://www.lilithfair.com/artists/susantedeschi/index.html Lilith Fair Biography
After graduating Norwell High School (Massachusetts)|Norwell High School , Tedeschi attended the Berklee College of Music where she sang in a Gospel music|Gospel choir . She performed show tunes on the Spirit of Boston and received her Bachelor of Music degree in musical composition and performance at age 20. During that time, she began sitting in on blues jams at local venues and immersed herself in the Boston music scene.
Career
Early career
Tedeschi formed the Susan Tedeschi Band in 1994, featuring Tom Hambridge and Adrienne Hayes. In 1995 her then boyfriend, Boston musician Tim Gearan taught Tedeschi how to play blues guitar. It was then she really began to hone her skills on the instrument. In December the band released Better Days (Susan Tedeschi album)|Better Days to regional audiences. Record contracts were difficult to keep together; however, recording sessions from 1997 were acquired by Richard Rosenblatt and the band was signed to Independent record label|indy label Tone-Cool Records and '' Just Won't Burn , featuring young guitarist Sean Costello , was released in February 1998 to very positive reviews, particularly from blues critics and publications.
In 1999, Tedeschi played several dates in the all-woman traveling festival, the Lilith Fair , organized by Sarah McLachlan . Throughout 1998 and 1999 she toured extensively throughout the United States and drew larger crowds.
Opening acts
Eventually Tedeschi was opening for John Mellencamp , B.B. King , Buddy Guy , The Allman Brothers Band , Taj Mahal (musician)|Taj Mahal and Bob Dylan . In 2000, ''Just Won't Burn reached Gold record status for sales of 500,000 in the United States, rare for a blues production. She recorded two tracks with Double Trouble (band)|Double Trouble band members Chris Layton and Tommy Shannon for their album.
She opened for The Rolling Stones in 2003 and played in huge venues, gaining national exposure. Somewhat surprisingly, the gig wasn't financially lucrative. According to Tedeschi,
"They pay, but it's not great. I don't make any money 'cause I've got to pay all my sidemen . I'll be lucky if I break even." http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/021903/dsr_11783973.shtml Florida Times-Union: February 19, 2003-Jacksonville Grammy-nominee Susan Tedeschi is by Nick Marino
In 2004, Tedeschi was featured on the PBS show Austin City Limits , flanked by William Green, on Hammond organ , Jason Crosby, playing Keyboard instrument|keyboards , violin , and vocals, bassist Ron Perry, and Jeff Sipe , on Drum kit|drums . The performance was extremely well received.Susan Tedeschi, 2004 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0821021/ Susan Tedeschi: Live from Austin, TX From IMDB Pro
Influences
Susan Tedeschi's voice has been described as a blend of Bonnie Raitt and Janis Joplin ,cite web|url= http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20090627/ENTERTAIN/306279921/-1/NEWSMAP|title=Tedeschi earns Sweet Forgiveness|last=Friss|first=Gwenn|date=June 27, 2009 ( 2010 )|work=Cape Cod Times|publisher=Cape Cod Media Group, a division of Dow Jones Local Media Group|accessdate=9 September 2010 which she maintains is not surprising given that both have been her influences. Her guitar playing is influenced by Buddy Guy , Johnny "Guitar" Watson , Stevie Ray Vaughan , Freddie King and Doyle Bramhall II .
Personal life
In 2001, she married Allman Brothers Band slide guitarist Derek Trucks , who is bandleader and lead guitarist of The Derek Trucks Band . Tedeschi and Trucks met in New Orleans when she was the opening act on the Allman Brothers Band's 1999 Summer Tour. They have two children; Charles Khalil Trucks, born in December 2001, is named for saxophonist CharlieParker , guitarist Charlie Christian , and author Khalil Gibran . Sophia Naima Trucks, born in 2004, takes her unusual middle name from the John Coltrane ballad, which was also the jazz legend's first wife's name. They reside in Jacksonville, Florida . http://www.jacksonville.com/lifestyles/2008-12-24/derek_trucks_the_dude_never_loses_his_cool Florida Times-Union: December 23, 2008-Derek Trucks: The dude never loses his cool by Matt Soergel
In 2010, both Susan Tedeschi and her husband Derek Trucks announced a hiatus for their respective solo bands, and formed a new group called Tedeschi Trucks Band . The group performed at a number of festivals including Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival , Fuji Rock Festival and others. Unlike their previous collaborative project - Derek Trucks & Susan Tedeschi's Soul Stew Revival - the Tedeschi Trucks Band focuses on writing and performing original material, and is the focus of both Trucks and Tedeschi for the foreseeable future.cite web | url = http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php? id=36591& pg=3#4 | title = Susan Tedeschi: Dreams and Legends | accessdate=June 7, 2010 | last = Bryson | first = Alan | work =All About Jazz
Grammy nominations
42nd Grammy Awards|2000 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best New Artist|Best New Artist
45th Grammy Awards|2003 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance|Best Female Rock Vocal Performance
46th Grammy Awards|2004 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Contemporary Blues Album for Wait For Me
48th Grammy Awards|2006 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Contemporary Blues Album for Hope and Desire
52nd Grammy Awards|2010 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Contemporary Blues Album for Back to the River
54th Grammy Awards|2012 Grammy Award|Grammy nomination for Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album|Best Blues Album for Revelator (Tedeschi Trucks Band album)
Discography
Better Days (Susan Tedeschi album)|Better Days (Oarfin, 1995)
'' Just Won't Burn (Tone Cool, 1998)
Wait for Me (Susan Tedeschi album)|Wait for Me (Tone Cool, 2002)
Live from Austin, TX (Susan Tedeschi album)|Live from Austin, TX (New West, 2004)
"It Hurt So Bad", Track 14, On the Mountain 4 (1998), compilation by Seattle radio station KMTT
"You Need to be With Me", Track 12, On the Mountain 5 (1999), compilation by Seattle radio station KMTT
"It Hurt So Bad" ( Tom Hambridge ), Track 3, Live From The Archives 7 (2000), compilation by Seattle radio station KMTT
"It Hurt So Bad", Track 3, Farm Aid Vol. 1 LIVE - Disc 2 (2000), compilation by Redline Ent
"Kansas City" ( Jerry Leiber|Leiber / Mike Stoller|Stoller ) with Willie Nelson , Track 9, and "Opposites Attract" with Tom Hambridge, Track 14, New Names, New Music (2000), compilation by San Francisco radio station KFOG
" Angel From Montgomery " ( John Prine ), Track 9, Live From The Archives 8 (2001), compilation by San Francisco radio station KFOG
"Tired Of My Tears", Track 5, Broadcasts Vol. 14 (2006), compilation by Austin, Texas|Austin radio station KGSR
"People", Track 1, Live From The Archives 16 (2009), compilation by San Francisco radio station KFOG
Joyful Noise (album)|Joyful Noise (2002), Derek Trucks Band
Tedeschi performed the Clapton song http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=dBo_dZAnjoc "Anyday" with The Derek Trucks Band while opening for Eric Clapton 's touring band at the Crossroads Guitar Festival on July 28, 2007, in Chicago, Illinois ,
http://susantedeschi.com Susan Tedeschi official site
http://www.derekandsusan.net/ Derek and Susan.net/ Official site for both Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi
http://www.derektrucks.com/ DerekTrucksBand.com – official site
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