Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Foster is a Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter known for her powerful blend of blues, folk, jazz, and soul music, offering a unique artistic voice to various projects. After performing with the United States Navy band Pride at recruitment drives across the southeastern U.S., Ruthie Foster established herself in the New York City folk circuit. Choosing to focus on American roots music over an Atlantic Records deal, Foster independently released her debut album, ‘Full Circle,’ in 1997. This initiated a significant partnership with Blue Corn Music, leading to acclaimed albums like ‘Crossover’ (1999) and ‘Runaway Soul’ (2002).

Her 2009 release, ‘The Truth According to Ruthie Foster,’ produced by Chris Goldsmith, earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2010. That same year, she was honored as Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year at the Blues Music Awards and Blues Artist of the Year (Female) by Living Blues Critics’ Poll. Foster’s career continued to flourish with ‘Live At Antone’s’ (2011), released as a CD and DVD, which won DVD of the Year at the 2012 Blues Music Awards. She has garnered multiple Koko Taylor Awards for Traditional Blues Female Artist of the Year from the Blues Music Awards, beginning in 2011.

This critically acclaimed work ultimately garnered her the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2025, solidifying her status as a Grammy Award-winning artist. She maintains an extensive international touring schedule, having performed across the U.S., Italy, Germany, Spain, and Cuba, often sharing stages with celebrated artists such as Susan Tedeschi, Gov’t Mule, and Warren Haynes.