Lady J Huston
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Lady J Huston is respected as one of the most spectacular entertainers on the music scene! She is renowned for her captivating vocals, trumpet and mesmerizing stage presence.
Lady J toured as Music Director with Blues legend, Albert King performing on shows with greats such as B.B. King, Etta James, Bobby Blue Bland, Robert Cray and more! A native St. Louisan, she settled in Las Vegas, NV for 25 years winning multiple Blues Music Awards and reigned as The Las Vegas Queen of Blues; appearing on America's Got Talent, ABC World News Tonight, festivals, showrooms, TV, newspapers, magazines and other media outlets.
THE LADY J HUSTON SHOW is an electrifying blend of Las Vegas pizzazz with the sass of St. Louis Blues, Classic Soul & Jazz. The band members also showcase their talents providing an array of unquestionable, foot-tapping fun that audiences love.
Lady J's hot new single "Groove Me Baby" has a July 22, 2022 release date out on the Earwig Music label, which is distributing it on digital download, streaming and retail music sites worldwide. Her debut single on Earwig will be followed September 23 by her song "Corona You Make Me Sick!", which pays homage to our current times with a twist to uplift spirits despite the challenges, and then the Groove Me Baby album in February 2023.
Other highlights include:
- Biographee in multiple Marquis Who's Who of America publications
- Biographee in the Distinguished Women and Men of Southern Nevada
- Featured story on ABC World News Tonight with Diane Sawyer
- Season 3 of America's Got Talent and performed in the Finale episode with the Audition All Stars
- Feature stories in multiple magazines, newspapers and other media.
In 2018, The Lady J Huston Show debuted in St. Louis, MO at the National Blues Museum. Lady J has performed this show regularly throughout the mid-west, including at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago. She is featured on the St. Louis Blues Society's "18 in 18" CD Compilation with her 18-piece Big-Band Jazz & Blues composition "Hide-Away", that also placed as a semi-finalist in the 2021 International Songwriting Competition. Lady J won the National Blues Museum's songwriting competition on the pandemic and she is the only local performer featured in their current "Pandemic Blues" exhibit.
In June 2022, Lady J Huston debuted her Albert King Alumni Tribute Show at the Missouri History Museum. In September 2022, this prestigious group of musicians will be performing at the Music at the Intersection Festival in St. Louis with headliners that include Erykah Badu, Gary Clark, Jr., Buddy Guy and Booker T. Jones.
Lady J is also producing a documentary film featuring the Albert King Alumni group's performances and behind the scenes stories on touring with the very demanding but highly influential guitarist who is inducted into the Rock 'n Roll and Blues Hall of Fame, and other dignitarian organizations.