WIB-Thornetta Davis, Vanessa Collier, Lauren Mitchell, CKNM Samantha Fish

Published: May 9, 2017, 2 a.m.

b"05/08/17 - Show #372\\n\\nCelebrating WOMEN IN BLUES for Mother's Day Week\\n\\nTHORNETTA DAVIS\\n\\nThornetta Davis\\u2019 new album,\\xa0Honest Woman,\\xa0is a collection of 13 originals that show the incredible strength of this Detroit native.\\xa0 The Queen Of Detroit Blues joined me to talk about her journey\\u2026the joy she finds in sharing her music her dominance at the DMA this year, her BMA nomination and more.\\n\\nVANESSA COLLIER\\xa0\\u2013 Segment Begins At The 48:40 Mark\\n\\nMeeting My Soul\\xa0is the latest from singer, songwriter, saxophonist\\xa0Vanessa Collier.\\xa0 The album, released on the Ruf label, has a collection of amazing musicians and Vanessa shares 8 originals and 3 covers.\\xa0 It was great to chat with Vanessa, talking about her road to The Blues and the songs on the new album.\\n\\nLAUREN MITCHELL\\xa0\\u2013 Segment Begins At The 1:31:00 Mark\\n\\nLauren Mitchell\\xa0took her considerable talents to Los Angeles to work with Tony Braunagel for the new album,\\xa0Desire.\\xa0 The 13 songs come from a year of turmoil, with personal loss and the loss of her band.\\xa0 Lauren and I went back to the beginning and followed her journey to today.\\n\\nSAMANTHA FOX \\u2013\\xa0COUCH KID NEW MUSIC\\n\\nSegment Begins At The 2:17:30 Mark\\n\\nSamantha\\xa0returned with Couch Kid New Music.\\xa0 The new album,\\xa0Chills & Fever,\\xa0has already taken the world by storm. Samantha stepped out of her comfort zone to embrace the music she loved as a teen and the result is a whole new sound for this talented young woman."