She’s the daughter of a renowned Broadway composer and lyricist and the mother of two grown children, but now, at long last, singer-songwriter Susannah B is coming into her own.
She’s busy working on POV, her first album since 2008. Says Susannah, “I called the album POV because I’m now openly celebrating my age, feeling blessed to stand in solidarity with other late bloomers and to have enjoyed such a diverse career, with time off in between phases to become a devoted mom,”
Her mother, Carol Hall, wrote the iconic seventies’ children’s song, Free to be You and Me.” She also wrote the music and lyrics for The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, so Susannah has quite the musical pedigree.
But the singer-songwriter has not limited herself to music. She has an undergraduate degree in theater. Before college she acted off Broadway — versatile to say the least.
In this episode of The Hollywood Beat, Tandy Culpepper talks to Susannah B about her evolution, about her songwriting, and how her life has influenced the music she’s making.