Misty Blues to Perform “Queens of the Blues” at Proctors, October 15th

SCHENECTADY – Coming to Proctors GE Theatre on October 15th is Berkshire-based blues artists, Misty Blues. They will be performing their Queens of the Blues show, which pays tribute to four legendary matriarchs of the genre; Ruth Brown, Bessie Smith, Koko Taylor, and Big Mama Thornton. Blues lovers will not want to miss this very special performance.

Misty Blues, a 2019 International Blues Challenge finalist, is led by lead singer/band founder Gina Coleman. The band is based out of Berkshire County, Massachusetts playing original and traditional blues with hints of jazz, soul, funk and tent revival gospel since 1999. The band has recorded with Charles Neville, Justin Johnson, Big Lou Johnson and Joe Louis Walker. The band recently earned the 2021 CFAB Music Realm Best Entertainer Award, and has amassed several Independent Blues Award nominations. Misty Blues’ original recordings have garnered global radio airplay resulting in a one song on the Roots Music Report Top 20 Contemporary Blues Song Chart for 2021, and another Top 15 hit on the 2021 SiriusXM Bluesville End of Year “Rack of Blues” List.

In recent years the band has developed a show, Queens of the Blues, which pays tribute to four quintessential female blues artists … Bessie Smith, Big Mama Thornton, Ruth Brown and Koko Taylor. They perform songs and relay stories of these women’s lives in an emotionally packed musical and educational performance. They also show how these women have influenced their original music. 

TICKET INFORMATION:

The show takes place in the GE Theatre, and will begin at 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25.50 and can be purchased here.