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Suzy Bogguss
Suzy Bogguss was in STL last night on a tour stop and was just fantastic!! It was the second time I've seen her live, first being about 18-19 yrs ago when she opened for Dwight Yokam.
She'd been doing 'folk' songs the last several years and this was part of a series of folk concerts at the concert hall.
I was sooo glad when the first song she did was Outbound Plane, then Aces!
She actually did a lot of her hits and some folk, and old country stuff.
It was just her and her guitar, a double bass, a guitarist and a mandolin/fiddle player.
The four of them had so much fun, and really enjoyed playing together.
She talked before every song, told stories and was so funny. I almost forgot how truly wonderful she is. After the show, she signed autographs and talked with everyone and was so kind and generous with her time. She is very sweet. If you get the chance to see her, you should, it was one of the best shows I've been to, and I've been to A LOT!
About 2 hours long.
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Oh, and of course she did Letting Go, which makes me cry, and someone in the audience asked if she remembered a commercial she did back in the 80's and it was hysterical how she tried to remember the jingle and sing it!
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Very cool! I grew up listening to Suzy, but haven't gotten to see her live. Outbound Plane is one of my favorites!
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I've seen her a number of times, most recently paired on the bill with Elizabeth Cook.
But whether alone or with others, it's always a most enjoyable and musical evening.
Interesting aside: I've heard that she has a degree in Fine Arts from Southern Illinois University, and I've further heard it said that her specialization was blacksmithing. True or not, I enjoy the image of Suzy hammering some iron at the hearth.
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Art is the Most Beautiful Deception of All
And although People try to Incorporate the Everyday
Events of Life in it, We must Hope that it will Remain
a Deception! Lest it Becomes a Utilitarian Thing!
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Beautiful Woman, Beautiful Song.
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Art is the Most Beautiful Deception of All
And although People try to Incorporate the Everyday
Events of Life in it, We must Hope that it will Remain
a Deception! Lest it Becomes a Utilitarian Thing!
Sad as a Factory! - Claude Debussy -
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I've seen her a number of times, most recently paired on the bill with Elizabeth Cook.
But whether alone or with others, it's always a most enjoyable and musical evening.
I would pay big money to these those two together. Lucky you!
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A Little Background Info
Early life and rise to success
Bogguss was born in Aledo, Illinois. At the age of 5, she began singing in the Angel Choir of the College Avenue Presbyterian Church in her hometown. With the encouragement of her parents, she took lessons in piano and drums, and as a teenager picked up the guitar as well. She starred in several musicals at Aledo High School, where she was crowned homecoming queen during her senior year. After graduating in 1975, she enrolled at Illinois Wesleyan University, but later transferred to Illinois State University, graduating in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in metalsmithing.
While in college, Bogguss sang and played guitar and drums in local coffeehouses, and after graduating became a regular on the club circuit in the Quad Cities area, performing frequently in Davenport, Rock Island, Kewanee and Peoria. In 1980, she began touring the United States, and produced her first independent album, Suzy, on the Old Shack Recording label. This LP was available for purchase at her shows and is now considered to be a rare collector's item.
In 1985, Bogguss moved to Nashville, where she worked as a demo singer by day and played in clubs at night. The following year, she became the first featured female performer at Dollywood, a theme park owned by country music legend Dolly Parton. This prompted her to produce an eponymous demo cassette, which she sold at her Dollywood shows. During this time she met songwriter and future husband Doug Crider, who penned one of the songs on the demo. Eventually, the demo caught the attention of a record label executive Jim Foglesong, who offered her a recording contract on the Liberty/Capitol Nashville label.
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Art is the Most Beautiful Deception of All
And although People try to Incorporate the Everyday
Events of Life in it, We must Hope that it will Remain
a Deception! Lest it Becomes a Utilitarian Thing!
Sad as a Factory! - Claude Debussy -
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I saw Suzy in concert for the first time last summer, and I agree with everything that's been said about her here. She's a great performer, interacts with the audience with stories and jokes, and is very generous with her time. After the concert she took the time to sign autographs, take pictures with and talk to everyone that wanted to meet her. Definitely a class act. She's got one of the most beautiful voices in country music and in my opinion deserves more recognition and accolades than she gets. She truly loves what she does, and she loves her fans. I'd definitely see her again!
