SUE FOLEY - "You Got Me Where You Want Me" | featured on THE LAST REAL TEXAS BLUES ALBUM

Artiest/Band: Antone's 50th Allstars / Sue Foley Album: The last Real Texas Blues Single: You Got Me Where You Want Me Release: Out Now Worldwide Label: New West Records Format: CD/LP/DL/Digital Genre: Blues Austin’s legendary “Home of the Blues” – is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues, a four-LP, 41-track box set out now via New West Records.......►►►

SUE FOLEY - "You Got Me Where You Want Me" | featured on THE LAST REAL TEXAS BLUES ALBUM

SUE FOLEY 'YOU GOT ME WHERE YOU WANT ME' IS FEATURED ON "THE LAST REAL TEXAS BLUES ALBUM" AVAILABLE WORLDWIDE

Austin’s legendary “Home of the Blues” – is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the release of Antone’s: 50 Years of the Blues, a four-LP, 41-track box set out now via New West Records.

A highlight of the set’s opening double LP, The Last Real Texas Blues Album, is Sue Foley’s swampy, deep blues performance of “You Got Me Where You Want Me,” originally written and recorded by Louisiana harmonica legend Lazy Lester for Excello Records. Backed by the Antone’s All Star Band, Foley delivers a raw and stripped down interpretation that channels the spirit of the Gulf Coast blues. The track pays tribute to Lester’s Excello swamp blues legacy while underscoring Foley’s long-standing connection to Antone’s and its tradition of honoring the masters.

"It was a real honor to be part of the Antone’s 50th Anniversary box set and The Last Real Texas Blues Album. For my contribution, I chose the song 'You Got Me Where You Want Me,' by Antone’s family member, the late swamp-blues legend Lazy Lester. We used to see Lester around the club all the time—he had such effortless style, unforgettable songs, and a real down-to-earth spirit. This track is something special too, with three guitars—myself, Derek O’Brien, and Anson Funderburgh—playing together over shifting rhythms that keep it playful and true to the Austin blues tradition.

The Antone’s 50th Anniversary Box Set is a one of a kind collection. Where else can you hear Bobby Rush, Jimmie Vaughan, Los Lobos, Anson Funderburgh, and John Primer alongside new voices like Kam Franklin and McKinley James? Being there during the recordings felt like one big family reunion—everyone playing together, jamming on the spot, just like back at the club. It was pure magic, and I’m so grateful to have been part of it."

MORE ABOUT SUE FOLEY

Sue Foley is a multi-award-winning blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Her latest release, One Guitar Woman: A Tribute to the Female Pioneers of Guitar, was nominated for the 2025 GRAMMY® Award for Best Traditional Blues Album. On it, Foley delivers a masterclass in acoustic guitar, honoring the trailblazing women who shaped the instrument’s history—from Maybelle Carter and Sister Rosetta Tharpe to Ida Presti and Lydia Mendoza.

Foley’s guitar tone—whether drawn from her signature pink paisley Fender Telecaster or a handmade Mexican flamenco guitar—is a voice unto itself: lyrical, commanding, and unmistakably hers. With painted fingernails and pinpoint precision, she fuses fiery Texas blues with delicate fingerstyle flourishes, channeling a poet’s sense of purpose through every note.

Raised in Ottawa, Canada, Foley was drawn to the guitar at 13 and performing professionally by 16. After relocating to Austin, Texas in her early 20s, she signed with Antone’s Records—home to legends like Stevie Ray Vaughan—and released her 1992 debut, Young Girl Blues, to widespread acclaim. She has since toured internationally and shared stages with B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan, and Billy F Gibbons, earning her place among the top tier of modern blues artists.

A five-time winner of the Blues Music Award for Traditional Blues Female Artist (2020–2025), Foley also holds a Juno Award, the 2024 Maple Blues “Blues With a Feeling” Lifetime Achievement Award, and numerous other honors. She is not only a performer but a scholar: her forthcoming book, Guitar Women: Conversations with the Heroines of Guitar (Sutherland House, 2026), chronicles her interviews with groundbreaking female players. Foley also holds a PhD in Musicology from York University.

Her performances—stripped-down or electrified—exude conviction, grace, and grit. As The Philadelphia Inquirer put it, “Foley has a killer voice, an impossibly alluring blend of sex and innocence to go with those blazing guitar chops.” With One Guitar Woman, she opens new musical and historical territory, affirming that women have always had a place in the pantheon of guitar greats. “We’ve been here all along,” she says. “Now we’re claiming it.”

Antone’s 50th Allstars - 50 Years of The Blues [Box Set]

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