Amy Black - Powerful and Distinctive

Amy Black is what you could call a whole lotta woman. Bearing a slight resemblance to Trisha Yearwood, she opened for Eilen Jewell, all bright and brassy, with an acoustic guitar and a voice that could fill church rafters. She played a half dozen or so original, Americana/bluesy tunes, and then blew the roof off with an a cappella version of “Shadow of Doubt” – a tune made famous by Bonnie Raitt. Though she has been a resident of the Northeast for quite a while, she has retained an atmosphere of the southern preacher’s daughter.

Speaking of preachers and their children, I got to thinking that she could probably do powerful covers of “Son of a Preacher Man”, as well as “Proud Mary.” She’s got that passionate, hold-nothing-back kind of stage presence. In fact, I wonder if she has done musical theater. I can definitely see her on Broadway.

Amy Black is one of those brave souls that you feel proud of, because she decided to leave behind her career as a businesswoman, and try her luck at making it as a musician. She has the talent and the personality and quite a set of pipes. She could nail “The Star Spangled Banner” at a presidential inauguration, or at least the Superbowl! I wish her unbridled success. Visit her website, amyblack.com.