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Artist name: Sandy Ross

Music style: Acoustic Blues, Folk-Blues, Country Blues, Contemporary Folk

Famous Similar Artist(s): Keb' Mo', Brownie McGhee, John Hammond, Chris Smither, Fred Neil

Artist Description: Sandy Ross is a 21st Century Troubadour. Her roots are ingrained in the blues. Even her social commentary and political songs tend towards the bluer side of life, as she paints pictures of characters in their settings, while telling their stories. . .without judgement. All songs are built on initial voice/double guitar/upright bass arrangements. Styles vary from folk to blues to jazz and back again. As a performer, Sandy can help you laugh and cry and feel others' experiences as you would feel your own.

Musical influences: 1940s through 200X

Artist History: Sandy Ross is a veteran contemporary folk/acoustic blues coffee house performer of the late 60's, a Peter Yarrow new writer pick of the mid-70's, and a Smithsonian/Folkways Fast Folk artist of the 80's/90's. She started writing and per

Members: Core Session Group Includes: Jeff Gold (acoustic guitar), Tim Emmons (upright bass & string arrangements) and Jerry Peterson (sax & horm arrangements). For more recording credits visit Sandy's Official Website at: http://www.sandyross.com

Press reviews: Reviews are available at Sandy's Official Website at: http://www.sandyross.com

Instruments: Acoustic: guitars, percussion & drums, piano, violin/viola/cello, upright bass, harmonica, saxaphones

Album Names: Sessions (1991), Portraits of Innocence (1995), and Coloring Outside the Lines (1998)