17 Facts About Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Cecelia Foster was born on February 10,1964 and is an American singer-songwriter of blues and folk music.

Ruthie Foster has often been compared to Bonnie Raitt and Aretha Franklin.

Ruthie Foster is from Gause, Texas, and comes from a family of gospel singers.

At the age of fourteen, Ruthie Foster was a soloist in her hometown choir and was certain that her future would revolve around music.

Ruthie Foster began fronting a blues band, learning how to command a stage in the bars of Texas.

When her mother fell ill in 1993, Ruthie Foster left New York and her recording deal and returned to Texas to be with her family.

Ruthie Foster began working as a camera operator and production assistant at a television station in College Station, Texas, while she cared for her mother who died in 1996.

In 1997, Ruthie Foster self-released the album Full Circle, the success of which paved the way to a long relationship with the record label Blue Corn Music.

In 2009, Blue Corn released The Truth According to Ruthie Foster, which was produced by Grammy-winning producer Chris Goldsmith and recorded at Ardent Studios in Memphis.

The Truth According to Ruthie Foster earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

Ruthie Foster performed with the Allman Brothers Band in 2012 at their annual Beacon Theatre run in New York City.

Ruthie Foster sang on four songs, including a cover version of "The Weight" on which she traded verses with Susan Tedeschi.

Ruthie Foster has toured with the Blind Boys of Alabama as well as Warren Haynes and appears on Haynes' album Man In Motion.

Ruthie Foster was featured in February 2013 as a special guest on House of Blues and Elwood Blue's radio show, The BluesMobile, as well as an appearance in November 2012 in Austin Live: Tick Tock, a video short produced by the City of Austin.

Ruthie Foster performed at the Texas State Society of Washington DC's Presidential Inauguration Ball in January 2013.

Ruthie Foster was awarded one of US Artists' fellowship awards, which recognized her contributions to her field, accompanied by an unrestricted $50,000 award.

Ruthie Foster earned the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album for her album Mileage.