I've always thought that Foley was one of the best female guitarists around, so I asked her to name her favourite female players.
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Telecaster queen Sue Foley didn’t pick up a guitar to get chicks–or even guys, for that matter
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON APRIL 2, 1992 By Steve Newton Talk about the harried, high-pressure life of a traveling blueswoman! In her Phoenix, Arizona hotel room, Sue Foley is getting it from all sides. It’s check-out time, and room service is banging on the door; she’s playing Tucson that night, and her fellow musicians are out … Continue reading Telecaster queen Sue Foley didn’t pick up a guitar to get chicks–or even guys, for that matter
Koko Taylor, Queen of the Blues, says Willie Dixon was her right arm
When Koko Taylor was a poverty-stricken youngster she used to find joy in her meagre existence through the music B. B. King liked to play.
Sue Foley thinks Memphis Minnie was like the female Robert Johnson
When she was just 21 years old, Ottawa native Sue Foley moved to Austin, Texas, to be where a promising blues artist oughta be.