Artist:Michelle Willson
Song:Wake Up Call
Album:Wake Up Call
Michelle Willson is a blues singer known as Evil Gal. She calls her band The Evil Gal Orchestra. After recording four albums in the 90s, she quit the music business. She returned a few years ago and is touring again. She was born Jan. 5, 1958 in Boston. She began singing as a teen and then started touring with her own band The Evil Gal Orchestra. This led to a record deal with Rounder owned Bullseye Blues. She released her debut album Evil Gal Blues in 1994. She recorded four albums on Bullseye. Wake Up Call is from the 2001 album Wake Up Call. This was her final Bullseye album. Wake Up Call was written by David Egan and originally recorded by Jimmy Witherspoon. Scott Billington produced the album. Musicians are Scott Shetler on sax, Ken Clark on organ, Mike Mele on guitar and Zac Casher on drums. It's available as a digital download. Then she burned out on the constant touring and she seemed to quit the music business. She has returned. Her main job is hosting two shows on radio station WICN in Worcester, MA. She recorded the album Fortune Cookie in 2016. When she was unable to sell it to a record company, she released it herself. She recorded with Anthony Geraci and Duke Robillard. And she's touring again. Michelle was recently in Norway. If she continues on the comeback trail, Michelle could get a new record deal soon. Here's Michelle Willson performing Wake Up Call on The Extended Play Sessions 2016. This video is not on YouTube.
'Wake Up Call' - Michelle Willson and The Evil Gal Orchestra - from The Extended Play Sessions from The Extended Play Sessions on Vimeo.
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