Liz Mandeville

Liz Mandeville is an American vocalist, songwriter, and Chicago blues musician known for her versatile voice, high-voltage performances, insightful songs, and traditional blues guitar playing. She has written and produced hundreds of original songs, including the songs on her albums. She has received critical acclaim and has toured internationally. She owns the record label Blue Kitty Music.

Life and career Mandeville grew up in an arts-filled home in a musical family in Wisconsin. Her father sang folk songs and played the guitar, and her mother was a teacher and theater buff. Her father taught her to sing and paint, She first played professionally in coffee houses around Wisconsin. having performed for audiences in South Africa, Belgium, Holland, Germany, Latvia, and Canada. She has been an artist-in-residence at the Chicago blues clubs Kingston Mines, Blue Chicago on Clark, She is a regular performer at the Chicago Blues Festival and a member of Chicago Women in the Blues.

Music and performance style Mandeville has said she was most influenced by Muddy Waters and called Koko Taylor her idol, American Blues News reviewer Monica Yasher wrote that Mandeville is "known for her remarkably versatile voice, insightful songs, humorous onstage patter and deeply traditional guitar work" and is also "an accomplished Louisanna washboard player." Earwig Music described Mandeville as "a high voltage performer and a red hot mama."

1997 - Mandeville recorded on two tracks: "20% Alcohol" and "What Have I Done Wrong"

2012 - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith is on the first track, "Roadside Produce Stand". CD includes tenor saxophonist, Eddie Shaw, is on track 8, "Sweet Potato Pie".