Ruthie Foster’s soulful folk blossoms at Knuckleheads tonight

Ruthie Foster‘s talent is no longer a whispered secret. The singer-songwriter is busting out of obscurity with 2009’s Grammy-nominated The Truth According to Ruthie Foster. A soulful singer and guitarist, she grew up in a family of church gospel performers; it’s no wonder that her music draws frequent comparisons with Aretha Franklin. Foster has played music her whole life — even during her stint in the Navy, where she led a cover band that toured the country playing recruitment drives.