Joanne Shaw Taylor
Joanne Shaw Taylor features in our blues rock and rock sequences.
Joanne Shaw Taylor’s rise and rise has very much paralleled that of Get Ready to ROCK! A protegee of Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart she released her debut album – “White Sugar” – in 2009.
Her career trajectory was chronicled in a special feature published in the “GRTR! Greats” series in September 2025, reflecting coverage of her music via reviews and interviews.
As Blues Rock Editor Pete Feenstra wrote: “…she is an exemplar of the modern aspirational musician … a willingness to incorporate different, but related musical influences into her own evolving songwriting process.”
Most recently she has embraced pop/rock and Americana styles whilst still grounded in the blues rock she became well known for in her early career.
Now domiciled in Nashville she also benefits from strong production values and songwriting partnerships, whilst collaborating with artists such as Joe Bonamassa.
Pete Feenstra continues: “All the time she has grown confidently as an artist. Her husky expressive phrasing (a giant leap forward from her early career), and vibrant guitar playing (in which each solo sounds like an emphatic conversation) dovetails effortlessly into recent songs, on which she’s opened herself more emotionally. And it’s her songs which will ultimately carry her forward.”.
GRTR! Greats (September 2025)
Photo: David Randall/GRTR!
