Personnel: Susan Tedeschi (vocals, electric & slide guitar, piano); Sean Costello, Adrienne Hayes (guitar); Tim Gearan (slide guitar); Ian Kennedy (fiddle); Gordon Beadle (tenor saxophone); Tino Barker (baritone saxophone); Annie Raines (harmonica); Tom West (piano, Hammond B-3 organ); Norm "The Screaming Bird Of Truth" DeMoura, Jim Lamond (bass); Tom Hambridge (drums, percussion, tambourine, timbales, background vocals); Mike Levesque (drums); Buck Taylor, Bird Taylor (background vocals).
Producers: Norm "The Screaming Bird Of Truth" Demoura, Susan Tedeschi, Tom Hambridge.
Engineers: Sean Carberry, Ducky Carlisle, Brian Capouch, Chris Rival.
Principally recorded at Room 9 From Outer Space, Boston, Massachusetts and Rear Window Studio, Brookline, Massachusetts. Includes liner notes by Bob Vorel.
The very idea of a lady slinging a guitar sets traditional blues fans swooning. But with the release of her debut, Susan Tedeschi slings, aims, and hits her target. What a talent! Singer, songwriter, player, performer, and more, the lady from Boston can do it all. Effective, she does justice to John Prine's classic "Angel from Montgomery" while making her own efforts known. Her tunes include "You Need to Be with Me," "Found Someone New," and the title cut. Leading her own band, she has what it takes to keep the boys in line while she wails away. Big Mama Thornton and Bessie Smith must be proud, and B.B. King must be impressed, since she has opened for that blues master on several occasions. Just a little taste of things to come, Just Won't Burn blazes a trail that Tedeschi is pioneering for herself and younger women in the blues world. A brave heart with spunk and plenty of soul. ~ Jana Pendragon
Unfortunately, if a woman wants to compete in a man's world, sometimes she needs to work extra hard to earn respect. From one listen to JUST WON'T BURN, it's obvious that blues guitarist and vocalist Susan Tedeschi is prepared to go that extra mile. As a guitarist, she can blow away most of her male counterparts. Whereas your average blues guitarist is content to rely on cliche and testosterone to get by, Susan brings an original voice to the scene.
It's her voice that truly sets her apart though. Reminiscent of Janis Joplin, she sings with a grit and passion that belies her youth. The confidence with which she belts out the up-tempo numbers commands attention. And on the ballads "Looking for Answers" and "Just Won't Burn," she gets deep inside the emotion of the song and delivers it with a sincerity that is devastating. minimize