Joanne Shaw Taylor

About

Joanne Shaw Taylor is an English blues rock singer and guitarist born in 1985 in Wednesbury, West Midlands, England. She began her career at 16 after being discovered by Dave Stewart of Eurythmics. Over the years, she has released multiple albums, including 'White Sugar' (2009) and 'Diamonds in the Dirt' (2010), both of which peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard Top Blues Albums chart. In 2010, she won Best Female Vocalist at the British Blues Awards and received the same award in 2011, along with Songwriter of the Year for 'Same as It Never Was' from 'Diamonds in the Dirt'.