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<\/p>\nAlly Venable is not your typical blues guitarist. At age 25, she\u2019s as seasoned veteran, having released a debut EP, Wise Man<\/i>, in 2014, following that up with five albums. Venable is also a hard-working touring musician, having played hundreds of dates in the U.S. and across Europe. Her most recent album, 2023\u2019s Real Gone<\/i> featured guest turns from Joe Bonamassa and Buddy Guy; the latter has been a longtime supporter and mentor of Venable\u2019s artistry.<\/p>\n
On Buddy Guy\u2019s 2021 tour, the legendary bluesman gave the opening spot to Venable. And the young guitarist has a deep appreciation for what that meant to her career. \u201cJust seeing him live is amazing,\u201d Venable says. \u201cBut having the opportunity to play with him onstage every night was an experience I\u2019ll never, ever forget.\u201d<\/p>\n
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That was just the beginning. Venable recalls an October 2021 concert date at the King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida. Amateur video of a six-minute jam featuring the two trading fiery guitar licks is on YouTube, but the evening\u2019s most important exchange took place backstage.<\/p>\n
After the show was over, Guy invited producer Tom Hambridge, Venable and several others back to his dressing room. \u201cWe were just talking about music,\u201d Venable says, and then Buddy said, \u2018We should help Ally with her next record.\u2019 And that\u2019s how it started.\u201d Guy would guest on \u201cTexas Louisiana,\u201d one of Real Gone<\/i>\u2019s hardest and heaviest number; like that concert clip, the track features plenty of good-natured back-and-forth between the blues icon and his prot\u00e9g\u00e9.<\/p>\n
Venable\u2019s rock sensibility adds a modern quality to her blues outings; the influence of artists like ZZ Top, Jeff Beck and Jimi Hendrix finds expression in her fretwork and muscular arrangements. And her years on the road \u2013 including an extended, 60-date run as part of the international Ruf Records Blues Caravan \u2013 has given Venable more than the average 25 year old\u2019s lifetime worth of experiences.<\/p>\n
The guitarist \u2013 who writes and\/or co-writes her own material \u2013 says that she draws upon those experiences for her songs. Looking back at the music she made a decade ago, she says that she has matured ans an artist and musician. \u201cWhen I wrote my first songs, I went off what I thought was \u2018correct,\u2019\u201d she admits. \u201cBut we all go through things, and that\u2019s what I base my material on now. I build off my life and what I think other people can relate to.\u201d<\/p>\n
Venable is still enjoying the success of Real Gone<\/i>, with a tour that features several songs from the album. But work on an as-yet-untitled followup album, set for release in spring 2025, is well underway. She provides some hints as to where that album will take her: \u201cI\u2019m being a little more vulnerable with what I say and how I say it,\u201d she says. \u201cAnd I\u2019m being more bold with what I\u2019m trying in the studio, with sounds, harmonies and my vocal range.\u201d Though she has a solid body of work behind her, Ally Venable is clearly just getting started.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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