Susan Williams & The Wright Groove
Mon, Oct 20
|The Alamo
🎤 Get ready for powerhouse vocals and tight, funky blues! Susan Williams & The Wright Groove bring high-energy soul and groove-based blues that’ll get you moving. 🎶 This BlueMonday is all about feel-good vibes and first-class musicianship.
Time & Location
Oct 20, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
The Alamo, 115 N 5th St, Springfield, IL 62701, USA
About the event
This Chicago-based group brings their combined experience and the use of TWO basses to the stage to wow audiences with their unique funky approach to the blues. They went to Memphis in January 2018 to compete in the International Blues Challenge. They've been playing festivals around the midwest, and most recently played the Chicago Blues Festival, on Rosa's stage.+
Their first CD, "It's About Time," was released in January 2018. The CD showcases all originals, nine written by vocalist/bassist Susan Williams, and two written by guitarist Mike Gallemore. Arrangements were overseen by Darryl Wright, bassist/music director. The CD has been chosen by Decatur Blues Society to be entered in the 2019 International Blues Challenge in the "Best Self-Produced CD" category.
Susan Williams hails from Chicago, and has been playing and singing professionally with her own band for over thirty years. Her powerful voice is reminiscent of Bonnie Raitt, with a…