Phenomenal Woman

Ruthie Foster · 2007 · poem by Maya Angelou set to music

Context

Song from The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster, on which the Texas singer sets Maya Angelou's poem "Phenomenal Woman" to music. The album mixes soul, blues and R&B tinged with folk, including a cover of Son House. Trained in gospel in Gause (Texas), Foster has often been compared to Aretha Franklin.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• npr.org
• collegian.tccd.edu
• EN: Ruthie Foster

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