As pandemic-related quarantine keeps most music venues shuttered for now, one of Atlanta’s most-loved singers is coming home. At least virtually. On Tuesday night at 8 pm, blues vocalist Francine Reed steps back onto stage for the first time in six months via a one-hour streaming show broadcast from Phoenix, her current hometown. Technically speaking, […]
Relaxing in a booth at Atkins Park over a bowl of chicken and dumplings and a glass of wine, Francine Reed takes a moment to savor a standing ovation. The demonstration from fans occurred the previous evening at a sold-out show filled with family and friends as Reed performed with trumpeter and singer Joe Gransden […]
Thanks to a new deal with Phoenix-based Fervor Records, Atlanta vocalist Francine Reed is set to get wild again November 13. That’s the release date for “Wild Hearted Woman,” the first full-length studio album of new material from the blues and jazz singer since 1999’s “Shades of Blue.” Reached Tuesday in Seattle where she’s appearing […]