Ally Venable

Ally Venable
Venable performing in 2020
Venable performing in 2020
Background information
Birth nameAlly Marie Venable
Born (1999-04-07) April 7, 1999 (age 25)
Kilgore, Texas, United States
GenresBlues rock
Occupations
  • Guitarist
  • Singer
  • Songwriter
Years active2013-present
LabelsRuf Records
WebsiteOfficial website

Ally Marie Venable (born April 7, 1999 in Kilgore, Texas) is an American blues rock guitar player, singer, and songwriter. She is the 2014, 2015 ETX Music awards female guitar player of the year, and she and her band were the ETX Music Awards 2015, 2016 blues band of the year.[1][2][3]

Ally Venable was just 14 when she released her debut EP, Wise Man (2013), which earned her a reputation as a rising star in the Lone Star State's blues community.[4]

Venable's third album, No Glass Shoes, with Connor Ray Music finished at number 16 in the RMR Electric Blues Charts for 2016. Venable is touted a must-see act for under-30-year-olds by America's Blues Scene.[5] Her second album, Puppet Show, debuted at No. 7 in the Billboard Blues Albums Chart.[6] The album Texas Honey was released in 2019; video directed by John Chambers.

In 2019, Venable was a third of Ruf Records Blues Caravan 2019, who played over 60 shows across Europe.[7] She toured with Finland's Ina Forsman and the Serbian Katarina Pejak.[8]

She resides in Kilgore, Texas, United States.

Discography

  • No Glass Shoes (2016)
  • Puppet Show (2018)
  • Texas Honey (2019)
  • Heart of Fire (2021)
  • Real Gone (2023)

References

  1. ^ Draper, James. "Locals score wins at fifthEast Texas Music Awards". Kilgore News Herald. Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  2. ^ "Rockers, Riders & Ribs to feature Southern bands – Longview News-Journal". Longview News-Journal. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved June 7, 2017.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link‍]
  4. ^ "Ally Venable | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Nash, JD (January 31, 2017). "Ten Young Stars in the Galaxy of Blues, Roots, & Soul – American Blues Scene". American Blues Scene. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ^ "Blues Music: Top Blues Albums Chart". Billboard. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ^ "Katarina Pejak | Bio". Katarinapejakmusic.com. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  8. ^ Ludmerer, Richard (February 17, 2019). "Katarina Pejak Roads That Cross". Makingascene.org. Retrieved September 17, 2022.


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