EM43 - Ruthie Foster

Ruthie Foster joins Eric in conversation for a career retrospective.  We talk about her early days growing up in Texas and her Gospel and Blues roots, her time touring in the US Navy band Pride, moving to New York and growing as a songwriter in the face of major label pop expectations, her collaborations with Bonnie Raitt, Blind Boys of Alabama, Warren Haynes, The Allman Brothers and more.  Also exciting details about her new record, scheduled for Spring 2017.