Friday, December 3, 2010

Cyndi Lauper earns 14th Grammy nomination for Memphis Blues

Cyndi Lauper’s Memphis Blues, her celebration of early blues greats, earns the celebrated singer her 14th Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Blues Album. Memphis Blues debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top Blues Album chart and remained there for a stunning 14 weeks. The album also entered the Billboard 200 at No. 26, marking Lauper’s highest-charting set since her True Colors in 1986.

The collection of blues cover songs, recorded this March at Electraphonic Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, features appearances by a veritable dream team of blues and soul greats, including harmonica master Charlie Musselwhite, vocalist Ann “I Can’t Stand the Rain” Peebles, brilliant Crescent City organist Allen Toussaint, and hotshot guitar heroes Jonny Lang and legend B.B. King.

Lauper, who just kicked off the second leg of her Memphis Blues tour, has sold out nearly every venue, winning over audiences with her blues-focused live show which includes several of the legendary musicians also featured on the album including Charlie Musselwhite on harmonica, Steve Potts on drums, Archie "Hubbie" Turner on keys, and Charles "Skip" Pitts on guitar.