vaneese Thomas

LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Vaneese Thomas

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, vaneese Thomas October 1, 2019

Making a Scene Presents the PODCAST of LIVE from the Midnight Circus Featuring Vaneese Thomas! This is the Voice of Indie Blues, the future of the blues. Artists who embrace the diversity of the blues that always has and still is being created from it’s roots. These artists understand the blues is a living art […]

Artist Interviews/ INDIE Blues Artist

Vaneese Thomas is Making a Scene!

Richard L'Hommedieu blues, indie Blues, live from the midnight circus, making a Scene, vaneese Thomas September 30, 2019

HOME PAGE Making a Scene Presents an interview with Vaneese Thomas! Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Vaneese is the daughter of Rufus Thomas, whose legendary career as a musician and entertainer began in Vaudeville and spanned more than half a century in rhythm-and-blues recording and radio. Her older siblings are the hit recording artist “Memphis Queen” […]

CD Reviews/ CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Vaneese Thomas Down Yonder

Jim Hynes blues, cd review, indie Blues, making a Scene, vaneese Thomas August 20, 2019

Vaneese Thomas Down Yonder Segue Multiple BMA nominee and daughter of iconic soul man Rufus Thomas, Vaneese Thomas, delivers her eighth album, another terrific soul work, Down Yonder. Thomas splits her time between her hometown of Memphis and Broadway, as she’s lived in the New York area for some time now. Thomas is either the […]

CD Reviews INDIE Blues

Vaneese Thomas Blues For My Father

Richard Ludmerer blues, Indie B, indie Blues, making a Scene, richard ludmerer, vaneese Thomas January 20, 2015

Vaneese Thomas Blues For My Father Segue Records Vaneese Thomas is as close to Blues royalty as you can get. Thomas grew up in Memphis the daughter of Rufus Thomas, a rhythm and blues singer, whose career spanned a half century. Rufus Thomas recorded for both Sun Records and Stax Records; his 1963 hit “Walking […]