Artist description Melissa writes and performs blues, boogie, rock, pop and folk music. She recently won OffBeat Magazine's "Best Emerging Blues Performer" in the Best of the Beat Awards ceremony held Jan. 3, 2001 at the House of BLues in New Orleans, LA

Music Style Blues, Blues/Rock, Pop, Swing

Musical Influences Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Dianne Schuur, Maria Muldaur, Marcia Ball

Similar Artists Carole King, Bonnie Raitt, Marcia Ball, Maria Muldaur

Group Members Melissa Sigler - Keys, bass, vocals: Randy Carpenter - Drums: Lucille - slide and lead guitar: Bob Henderson - Sax, guitar (lead and rhythm): Harold Cowart - bass on selected tracks

Instruments Keyboards, Kybd Bass, Drums, Guitar, Sax

Albums Secrets, Easy Way Out,

Press Reviews Melissa Sigler Secrets [Louisiana Red Hot Records LRHR 1148 (2001)] It's easy to see Melissa Sigler eventually joining the class of Louisiana's bawdy mamas. The smoky alto's pipes are gutsy enough to pin ya' against the wall, and she can outgrowl the mangiest pit bull. With Sigler pumping away on the keys, her sophomore album finds her extending her jazzy-bluesy material and taking a few chances along the way. Gina Forsyth adds some arty fiddle ("Back to the Bayou," "Zydeco"); the instrumental "2000 Blues" is a torching closer featuring Lucille Ridges' fiery guitar passages and Sigler's capable accompaniment. Still, Sigler's strength lies in her ability to cast whatever mood she wills upon her audience, whether it's beckoning seduction or tranquil harmony. Her songs can be funny, with lines like "I don't have to be nice when your parents call" ("Poor Me"), or simply rollickingly enjoyable, such as "Save a Place for Me in Texas." Here the loungy live feeling is never lost. (Dan Willging)

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Location Lake Charles, Louisiana - USA

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