Sunday Blues Alliance jams at the Thirsty Ear can easily be likened to Sunday church services. The faithful come, make a joyful noise, fellowship, donate their money, and sip on communion wine. Every other week there is a different "choir director" and this particular day in May was Shaun Booker's turn to lead the choir. It is funny to think how easy it is to forget just how a performer can make the hair on your arms stand straight up. How could anyone forget the mysterious quality in her voice, something intangible and not easily identified that makes folks want to holler and shout, makes feet want to move and dance to where they do not care if anyone thinks they are crazy. Shaun Booker can do that to a lot of people.

You know I get goose bumps too,Shaun admits, So at some point, I"m connecting to someone or something or a whole bunch of people and we all feel it at the same time and it blows my mind every time. I think if you have it, it is not arrogant to be confident about it. I want all women especially to feel like they are IT.True to her words, Shaun's primary mission is to lift up her sisters in the crowd by making them feel powerful within themselves as evidenced by her brilliant cover of the old song “Wild Women Don't Get the Bluesâ€. It is easy to guage the ladies approval at that point as they react in a unified show of aerial fist pumps and cheers. The men in the audience who appreciate strong women are not disappointed either. Shaun Booker offers herself as a cheerleader of sorts for the ladies and a sweet and sassy word of warning to the men. She entertains all equally but makes sure everyone knows who is talking.Read the rest of the Columbus Blues Alliance Interview