Carolyn Wonderland: An Overnight Sensation Nearly Four Decades in the Making

Carolyn Wonderland: An Overnight Sensation Nearly Four Decades in the Making

“I’m kind of a weirdo. I have kind of a genre-less approach. So, it never would have occurred to me that I would be good enough for Alligator or that I would be their kind of thing. So, I was really excited.” At age 52 Carolyn Wonderland is finally moving into the fast lane. She recently released her second album on Alligator and is currently on tour. Her music has multiple influences from cosmic country to soul, zydeco to swing, and gospel to c…

FRESH TRACK: Carolyn Wonderland - "Sooner Or Later"

Red hot Texas guitar heroine, lap steel virtuoso, whip-smart songwriter, and fire-breathing singer Carolyn Wonderland has been recording critically acclaimed albums and touring the world for 20 years, playing her original blues-ified, cosmic soul music, mixed with heavy doses of Tex-Mex and riff-fueled rock ‘n’ roll. The Houston native’s new album, Truth Is, delivers the blues’ honest truth in vividly detailed songs shot through with stinging fr…