QUEEN ESTHER'S RHAPSODY OF LOSS, LOVE

BIPOC
By
Alan Richard
June 3, 2023
Soul Country
Interview

I’ve never met an artist quite like Queen Esther, and I bet you haven’t either. The, vocalist, musician, songwriter, producer, solo performer/performance artist , playwright, and essayist is a Southern expat and savant of honky-tonk country, jazz, swing, showtunes and rock ‘n roll, and can sing Billie Holiday, Stephen Sondheim, or George f-ing Jones at the drop of a hat.

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