Vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter, Sally Townes, started playing keyboards when she was five. Her professional career, which began on the West Coast, has taken her to many countries around the world. She has been blessed with many long-term, sit-down gigs in her career. In fact, a 2-week stint at a restaurant/bar on Bourbon Street turned into a 9-year sit-down gig enabling Sally to live and work for 22 years in one of her favorite cities - New Orleans.
Sally left New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina. Missing it, but not wanting to return to the Big Easy afterward, she spent a few years in Fort Lauderdale, then Las Vegas, until she fell in love with and moved to Austin, Texas. She says the focus on music and the soul of Austin is reminiscent of her beloved New Orleans, where she enjoyed the challenge and variety of performing to many tourists and coloful locals each week.
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With the release of her latest effort, 'Sundown Blue', Sally received some national recognition. This CD was nominated in 2007 in the beginning stages of the Grammy process in two categories ~ for Blues CD of the Year and track #1, 'Angelina', was also nominated for Song of the Year. It is currently being played on blues radio stations around the country.
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