Nimbit Artist of the Week: Suzy Boggu

Nimbit Artist of the Week: Suzy Bogguss October 23,2014

While a formidable country songwriter and arranger in her own right, Suzy Bogguss' voice is the centerpiece of her sonic offering. Anyone who's heard it once will immediately recognize it on a subsequent listen-heartfelt and pitch-perfect, with just a touch of lonesome smoke. Suzy's been in the game a while, now, having scored a string of top ten singles in the 90s, including Outbound Plane, Drive South, Hey Cinderella, Letting Go and, most notably, Aces, The title track of her platinum-selling 1991 album. All told, three of her albums have raked in gold album status, and to date she's moved a total of three million copies and taken home awards from the CMA, ACM, and the Grammys.

She's not one to hang up her hat on such accomplishments-nowadays, Suzy plays a lot of shows, and somehow finds the time to run her own label, Loyal Dutchess-which has allowed her complete creative freedom and ownership of her material. Her latest full-length, Lucky, illustrates the benefits of having set out on her own. Lucky finds Suzy reinterpreting classics from none other than Merle Haggard. The admittedly sparse, acoustic instrumentation allows Suzy's aforementioned voice-and the stories it tells-to drive the entire record. And as anyone who's listened to Merle Haggard knows, the story is what matters most.

Suzy's Nimbit store is packed with no fewer than nine full-length records, including a Christmas album and a greatest hits compilation. She's also taking advantage of the platform's Calendar feature, and from the looks of things she's pretty booked up through late April. If she rolls through your town, she is not to be missed.

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