Biography

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GROOVE ME BABY - (4:02)

"Groove Me Baby" Single Release Date: July 22, 2022

"This is a great new song. I'll add to my rotation right away!" ~ "Keeping The Blues Alive" Host The Mighty Quinn on Buddy Guy Radio Legends (buddyguyradio.com)

Songwriter: Joyce A. Huston ©1992
PRO: BMI
Label: UniSun Productions, St. Louis, MO
Distributed by: Earwig Music Company, Inc. Chicago / Earwig Music EWR-4980-S1

ISRC code:   QM6N22258964

"Groove Me Baby" is a seductive ode to romance at its highest peak of self-indulgence & forever longing for the partner that makes you feel so good inside it makes you wanna shout! Lady J Huston's talents as a songwriter, arranger, trumpeter and vocalist with a 4-octave range is fully represented here. The song with its bluesy, soulful exuberance and moans, blends the styles of R&B, Retro-Soul & Blues that lovers will especially enjoy spooning to.

"Lady J's got her groove on and she blows a mean trumpet too! Made me get up and dance, sing-a-long and made me wanna holler." ~
Michael Frank, CEO - Earwig Music Company

Executive Producer:. Cyrus J Wingate Jr
Producer: Lady J Huston

CREDITS:
Lead Engineer: Marcus Leonard, The Midi Room
Engineer: Jacob Detering, Red Pill Recording Studio
Mastering Engineer: Carenso Ivy
Recording Studio: The Midi Room - St. Louis, MO / Red Pill Recording Studio - St. Louis, MO
Graphic Design: Daniyal Shahid, Lady J Huston
Photographers: Reed Radcliffe, Dawn Corwin

MUSICIANS:
Lady J Huston: Lead and Background Vocals, Trumpet, Synthesizer
Frank Dunbar: Bass Guitar
Darryl Bassett: Lead/Rhythm Guitar
Charles Smotherson: Drums
Jocelyn Rugaber: Keyboards
Wade Long: Keyboards
Ben Shafer: Flute
Andrea Rohlehr: Background Vocals
Bwayne Smotherson: Background Vocals

Lyric Video: "Groove Me Baby"

LADY J HUSTON BIOGRAPHY

Lady J Huston is respected as one of the most spectacular entertainers on the music scene! She is renowned for her captivating vocals, trumpet, and mesmerizing stage presence.

Lady J was inspired to sing and dance by her mother, Loyce (Pickens) Huston, a highly acclaimed songstress amongst St. Louis for Gospel, Jazz & Blues. She helped launch the careers of many musicians and entertainers.

Just in her teens, Lady J got her first taste of fame with a national star as vocalist with Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer, Johnnie Johnson (a.k.a. Father of Rock 'n Roll piano), who was Chuck Berry's original pianist in which the song "Johnny B. Good" was written in honor of.

She then began touring the United States with the legendary BMA & Rock 'n Roll Hall of Famer, Albert "Blues Boy" King band for several years as lead Trumpeter, then horn section leader, and eventually moved up the ranks as Music Director, as well as opening act while being the only female in the band. She performed amongst music legends such as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Millie Jackson, Bo Didley, KoKo Taylor, and many others. Lady J also performed with Albert King on the only known, fully televised, performance featuring his band on the "Maintenance Shop Blues" PBS special.

Lady J Huston had her eyes set on the bright city lights and entertainment mecca of the world, Las Vegas, NV where she resided for 25 years. This was another pivotal career advancement where she formed her dynamic band, Lady J Huston & The Fireballs. The group opened for multiple national acts as well as headlining in showrooms, concert halls, Blues and Jazz festivals, nightclubs, private corporate events and more.

In 2009, she received her first Blues award with the Las Vegas Black Music Association (LVBMA) for Best Blues Performer which began her reign as the Las Vegas Queen of the Blues. She and her band continued winning a string of awards as Best Blues Band and Best Blues Performer. In 2013 they were inducted into the Entertainment Consumers' Exchange & Fans Entertainment Hall of Fame.

Lady J left Las Vegas following a highly acclaimed musical celebration in her honor. Her career had come to an abrupt halt following a major health crisis that propelled her return to St. Louis, MO. With better medical resources and family support, she returned to the stage with The Lady J Huston Show & Tribute to Albert King that debuted at the National Blues Museum with great accolades. B.B. King’s daughter, Shirley King, joined one of her performances for a night those in attendance will never forget!

Other Career Highlights:
- Biography in multiple Marquis Who's Who of America publications
- Biography in the Distinguished Women and Men of Southern Nevada
- Featured story on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer
- On Season 3 of America's Got Talent and performed in the Finale episode with the Audition All Stars
- Featured on the St. Louis Blues Society's "18 in 18" CD Compilation with her 18-piece Big-Band Jazz & Blues composition "Hide-Away". This recording also placed as a semi-finalist in the 2021 International Songwriting Competition.
- Won the National Blues Museum's songwriting competition on the pandemic with Corona You Make Me Sick! and she is the only local performer featured in their current "Pandemic Blues" exhibit.

THE LADY J HUSTON SHOW has received great reviews (Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine & others) that include appearances at Buddy Guy's Legends (Chicago), BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups (St. Louis), The Factory (mega-entertainment venue in Chesterfield, MO), headliner at the Miles Davis Jazz Festival (Alton, IL) & more. She leads the band with an electrifying blend of Las Vegas pizzazz with the sass of St. Louis Blues, Classic Soul & Jazz. The band members also showcase their talents providing an array of unquestionable, foot-tapping, head bobbing, boa infused fun that audiences love.

In June 2022, Lady J Huston debuted her Albert King Alumni Tribute Show at the Missouri History Museum. In September 2022, this prestigious group of musicians will be performing at the Music at the Intersection Festival in St. Louis with headliners that include Erykah Badu, Gary Clark, Jr., Buddy Guy, Booker T. Jones, and other national artists.

Lady J is also producing a performance documentary featuring the Albert King Alumni Tribute Show and behind the scenes stories on touring with the very demanding but highly influential guitarist.