Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi, born on November 9th, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts  is an American guitarist and singer. She grew up in a musical family and has been influenced by the likes of Mississippi John Hurt and Lightning Hopkins. At the age of 18 she formed her own band called the Smokin’ Section. She then attended the Berklee College of Music and received a degree in Musical Composition.

In 1993 she formed the Susan Tedeschi Band with Tom Hambridge and Adrienne Hayes. The band toured until 1995 where they released a regional album called Better Days. In 1997 the group signed to Tone-Cool Records and released their second album called Just Won’t Burn. By 2000 Susan and her band were opening up for the likes of John Mellencamp, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Bob Dylan,  and the Allman Brothers.  Susan continued to release solo albums up to 2008 and even opened for the Rolling Stones.

In 2011 she fused her band and her husband’s band into the Tedeschi Trucks Band. The group released 5 albums up to 2017. In 2012 Susan won a Grammy Award for Best Blues Album for Revelator with the Tedeschi Trucks Band.