Lou Ann Barton

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Lou Ann Barton (born in Fort Worth, TX, on 17 February 1954) is an American blues singer based in Austin, TX, since the 1970s. Prior to that, she was a member of W.C. Clark Blues Revue, Double Trouble, and Roomful of Blues. Although she doesn't tour nearly as much as she probably could, Austin-based vocalist Barton is one of the finest purveyors of raw, unadulterated roadhouse blues. Like Delbert McClinton, she can belt out a lyric so that she can be heard over a two-guitar band with horns. She is a veteran of thousands of dance hall and club shows all over Texas. In 1975, she joined up with W.C. Clark to form his W.C. Clark Blues Revue. In late September 1977, Barton joined a new Austin blues group Triple Threat Revue, with Stevie Ray Vaughan and W.C. Clark. It was renamed Double Trouble when Clark left in May 1978, and Barton continued with Double Trouble until November 1979. In the early 1980s, she did a stint with the jump blues band Roomful of Blues. It was there that she was spotted by famed record producer Jerry Wexler. Although she has a few great recordings out, notably Old Enough (1982, Asylum Records), produced by Jerry Wexler and Glenn Frey, Barton has to be seen live to be fully appreciated. She belts out her lyrics in a twangy voice so full of Texas that you can smell the barbecue sauce. She swaggers confidently about the stage, casually tossing her cigarette to the floor as the band kicks in on its first number. The grace, poise and confidence she projects

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Read My Lips

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An Austin Rhythm And Blues Christmas

Old Enough

Where The Pyramid Meets The Eye: A Tribute to Roky Erickson

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Where The Pyramid meets the Eye

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Texans - Live from Mountain Stage

Antone's Women: Bringing You the Best in Blues

Where the Pyramid Meets the Eye (a tribute to Roky Erickson)

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Antone's- Bringing You The Best In Blues

Sugar Coated Love

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