Vanessa Collier

Regattabar welcomes singer/songwriter Vanessa Collier to the stage in October.  Collier was born in Texas, grew up in Maryland, launched her career in Philadelphia.  After graduating from Berklee College of Music, she joined blues legend Joe Louis Walker’s band, going solo at his urging, and has become a notable artist “whose rise to the top is nothing short of meteoric” (Making a Scene), and has opened concerts for Blues Traveler.  Her sixth album Do It My Own Way sonically inspired by the classic Memphis soul sound of Stax and Hi Records, especially that of the Staples Singers.