HOME BASE: Metro St. Louis, Mo.
STYLE: Blues rock
LINEUP: Ruth LaMaster, vocals; her backing band; and special guest guitarist Scott Holt, who studied under Chicago blues legend Buddy Guy.
INSIDE TRACK: LaMaster grew up in Beardstown, Ill., learning about music at her drummer dad’s Glendale Tavern. At age 3, she was sitting on his lap, keeping time on the ride cymbal while he played during Sunday jam sessions.
OF NOTE: LaMaster has opened for Heart, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Steppenwolf; she has performed with John Lee Hooker, B.B.
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