Kara Turner

“When I’m singing the blues on stage and I see the smiling faces of our fans, I feel a real connection to the crowd.

I know that they’re relating to what I’m saying and I’m evoking a positive and always emotional response. It’s such an uplifting experience to feel this charge of energy! The crowd has fun…the band has fun it’s what I am most passionate about in life. I love it!”

The words and sentiments of Give Me Back My Wig’s extraordinary lead vocalist, Kara Turner, set the tone for all the band’s performances. This group prides itself on having that special “connection” with each and every audience. Whether opening for a major act like Robben Ford or Tommy Castro at an upscale dinner club or playing all day at a large outdoor biker event or taking the stage for four sets at a comfortable roadhouse bar, “Wig” always gives their all. And Kara’s vocals are a giant part of that “all.” Up front, with tunes that range from the classics by Muddy to Stevie’s Texas blues to the soul of Susan Tedeschi and Bonnie Raitt, Kara’s voice is an instrument of pure passion.

Nick Gerard, host of Los Angeles, CA radio KKJZ-FM’s

legendary Nothin’ But the Blues show, has described Kara as being “the real deal…awesome…with that little growl in her voice…like "Whiskey After Midnight"…outstanding!” He’s right.

Kara is the real deal and her outstanding “whiskey after midnight” vocals have been heard onstage with Rudy Lewis (The Drifters), Rick Derringer, Lisa Zanghi, The Andy Walo Group, Jason Cooper, John Moss, and many more.

Kara has fronted several bands from the Gulf Coast to the West Coast, including the Connie Reeves Band, Ricochet, PUSH, and Shed Illusion.

On Wig's Last Minute Blues LP, Kara Turner sings with enough energy to power a small pack of Harley-Davidson motorcycles. It's a fuel that burns full- throttle, ignited by the heat of soulful guitar playing of Joe Campbell and solos that will make your heart bleed. And the dizzying, incisive Glenn Stacey on sax adds more than his fair share of excitement, and brings out the best in Kara's delivery. Explosive percussion section, drummer Glen Maiden and Bill Hayes on Bass is a masterpiece that is sure to shake your foundations. A crowning achievement and welcome reminder for all of us that the blues is still alive and well.