Susan Tedeschi

Susan Tedeschi
Tedeschi performing in the Netherlands, 2006
Background information
Born	(1970-11-09) November 9, 1970 (age 46) Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Genres	Blues, blue eyed soul, blues rock, R&B
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1995–present
Labels	Verve Forecast, Rounder Records, Mercury, Tone-Cool
Associated acts	Tedeschi Trucks Band, The Derek Trucks Band
Website	www.derekandsusan.net, www.susantedeschi.com
Past members	Tom Hambridge, Adrienne Hayes, Tyler Greenwell, Ron Holloway, Matt Slocum, Dave Yoke, Ted Pecchio

Susan Tedeschi (/təˈdɛski/; born November 9, 1970) is an American blues and soul musician known for her singing voice, guitar playing, and stage presence. A multiple Grammy Award nominee, she is a member of the Tedeschi Trucks Band (originally known as "Soul Stew Revival"), which is a conglomeration of her band, her husband Derek Trucks's the Derek Trucks Band, and other musicians.

Tedeschi served as a judge for the 7th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists' careers.

Susan Tedeschi was born on November 9, 1970, in Boston, Massachusetts, to a family of Italian ancestry and was raised in Norwell, Massachusetts. She is the daughter of Dick Tedeschi, granddaughter of Nick Tedeschi and great-granddaughter of Angelo Tedeschi, founder of Tedeschi Food Shops, a New England-based supermarket and convenience store chain. Tedeschi made her public debut as a six-year-old understudy in a Broadway musical. As a youth she sang for family members and listened to her father's record collection of old vinyl recordings of musicians such as Mississippi John Hurt and Lightning Hopkins. Raised as a Catholic, she found little inspiration in the church choir and attended predominantly African-American Baptist churches, feeling that the music was "less repressed and more like a celebration of God." In bands since the age of 13, she formed her first all-original group at 18, the Smokin' Section, in the nearby town of Scituate.