Internationally acclaimed Vocalist, Trumpeter, Songwriter, Recording Artist and Entertainer
Extraordinaire – Lady J Huston. Possessing music stylings of Soul, Blues, Jazz, Inspirational
music with her vocal range transcending from tenor to first soprano. Her career began as a
child prodigy dancer and evolved into Percussions, Band Leader and Music Director. Many feature articles in magazines, newspapers, television, radio, podcast interviews and theatres have expounded on this class act lady with professional rave reviews and standing ovations — over and over.
Early in her career, Lady J toured as Trumpeter/ Vocalist/Music Director with Rock ‘n Roll & Blues Hall of Famer, Albert “Blues Boy” King, performing on concerts with legends such as: B.B. King, Millie Jackson, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, Albert Collins, Etta James, Robert Cray &
more. The group filmed a Dick Clark TV episode, live PBS concert “Maintenance Shop Blues” & other specials. Lady J has returned to her roots of St. Louis, MO & provides performances as a soloist, duo, multiple sized bands to an 18-piece big band. She’s performed in Concert Halls, Showrooms, Festivals, & a multitude of venues. An inductee in the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, she received their prestigious “Women in the Arts” award from the O’Fallon, MO Chapter (2018). Her single “Hide-Away” with the Jazz Edge Orchestra is featured on the St. Louis Blues Society’s “18 in 18” compilation CD released in March 2019. In the December/January 2020 edition of the nationally distributed Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine, Lady J is one of the featured artists highlighting the St. Louis Blues music scene.
Gallery:
VIDEO CLIPS:
song list:
| SONG | Style | ARTIST |
|---|---|---|
| Blues is Alright | Blues | Little Milton |
| Blues Medley | Blues | Ruth Brown, KoKo,… |
| Chattin’ the Blues | Blues | Lady “J” Huston |
| Chicago Monkey Man Blues | Blues | Ida Cox |
| Cross Cut Saw | Blues | Albert King |
| Down Home Blues | Blues | ZZ Hill |
| Evil | Blues | KoKo Taylor |
| Flamin’ Mamie | Blues | KoKo Taylor |
| God Bless the Child | Blues | Billie Holiday |
| Goin To Chicago Blues | Blues | Joe Williams |
| I Cried Like a Baby | Blues | Koko Taylor |
| Kansas City | Blues | Standard |
| Let the Good Times Roll | Blues | B.B. King/Ray Charles |
| Rock Me Baby | Blues | Tina Turner |
| Sky is Crying | Blues | Stevie Ray Vaughn |
| St. Louis Blues | Blues | Bessie Smith |
| Stormy Monday | Blues | Standard |
| Sweet Home Chicago | Blues | Blues Brothers |
| That’s Why I’m Crying | Blues | KoKo Taylor |
| The Hunter | Blues | KoKo Taylor/Albert King |
| Tobacco Road | Blues | Lou Rawls |
| Fever | Blues/Classic Pop | Peggy Lee/Michael Buble |
| Give Me One Reason | Blues/Classic Pop | Tracy Chapman |
| Hound Dog | Blues/Classic Pop | Elvis & Big Mama Thornton |
| Something to Talk About | Blues/Country | Bonnie Raitt |
| Mean Stud Lover’s Blues | Blues/Original | Lady “J” Huston |
| Old Time Rock ‘n Roll | Blues/Rock | Bob Seegar |
| Born Under a Bad Sign | Blues/Soul | Albert King/Lady “J” Huston |
| Dr. Feel Good | Blues/Soul | Aretha Franklin |
| Georgia | Blues/Soul | Ray Charles/Michael Bolton |
| I’ll Play the Blues for You | Blues/Soul | Albert King |
| Thrill is Gone | Blues/Soul | B.B. King |
| You Can Leave Your Hat On | Blues/Soul | Tom Jones |
| Macarena | Classic Latin | Los Del Rio |
| Chapel Of Love | Classic Pop | The Dixie Cups |
| Close To You | Classic Pop | Carpenters |
| Feelings | Classic Pop | Standard |
| I Can See Clearly Now | Classic Pop | Johnny Nash |
| Imagine | Classic Pop | John Lennon |
| Like A Virgin | Classic Pop | Madonna |
| Nobody Does it Better | Classic Pop | Carly Simon |
| Somewhere Over the Rainbow | Classic Pop | Judy Garland |
| To Sir with Love | Classic Pop | LuLu |
| Wind Beneath My Wings | Classic Pop | Bette Midler |
| You Light Up My Life | Classic Pop | Debbie Boone |
| Reach Out and Touch | Classic Pop/Soul | Diana Ross |
| Ain’t No Sunshine When He’s Gone | Classic R&B | Luther Ingram |
| Dancing in the Street | Classic R&B | Martha Reeves |
| Good Night Sweatheart | Classic R&B | Spaniels |
| I’ve Got Two Lovers | Classic R&B | Mary Wells |
| You Are the Sunshine of My Life | Classic R&B | Stevie Wonder |
| You Beat Me to the Punch | Classic R&B | Mary Wells |
| Achy Breaky Heart | Country | Billy Ray Cyrus |
| Islands in the Stream | Country | Dollie Parton/Kenny Rogers |
| Working 9 to 5 | Country | Dollie Parton |
| Amazing Grace | Gospel | Standard |
| Do Lord | Gospel | Standard |
| God Be With You | Gospel | Standard |
| He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands | Gospel | Standard |
| How Great Thou Art | Gospel | Standard |
| I Believe | Gospel | Standard |
| I Release | Gospel | Standard |
| Just A Closer Walk with Thee | Gospel | Standard |
| Let There Be Peace On Earth | Gospel | Standard |
| Lord’s Prayer | Gospel | Standard |
| Precious Lord | Gospel | Standard |
| Various Hymns | Gospel | Standard |
| Holiday Songs | Holidays | Standard |
| A Night in Tunisia | Jazz | Dizzy Gillespie |
| Ain’t Misbehavin’ | Jazz | Fats Waller |
| All Blues | Jazz | Miles Davis |
| All of Me | Jazz | Billie Holiday |
| Blue Bossa | Jazz | Joe Henderson |
| How High The Moon | Jazz | Ella Fitzgerald |
| Misty | Jazz | Errol Garner |
| Satin Doll | Jazz | Duke Ellington |
| Shadow of Your Smile | Jazz | Lou Rawls |
| Sugar | Jazz | Stanley Turrentine |
| Summertime | Jazz | Porgy & Bess Opera |
| Tenor Madness | Jazz | Sonny Rollins |
| C Jam Blues | Jazz/Blues | Duke Ellington |
| Watermelon Man | Jazz/Blues | Herbie Hancock |
| My Way | Jazz/Classic Pop | Frank Sinatra |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | Jazz/Gospel | Louis Armstrong |
| Always There | Jazz/R&B | Ronnie Laws |
| Cameleon | Jazz/R&B | Herbie Hancock |
| Cantaloupe Island | Jazz/R&B | US3/Herbie Hancock |
| Feels So Good | Jazz/R&B | Chuck Mangione |
| Mister Magic | Jazz/R&B | Grover Washington, Jr. |
| Rise | Jazz/R&B | Herb Alpert |
| Sanford and Son | Jazz/R&B | TV Theme Song |
| All In Love Is Fair | Jazz/Soul | Stevie Wonder |
| Grazin’ in the Grass | Jazz/Soul | Hugh Masekala |
| Mercy, Mercy, Mercy | Jazz/Soul | Cannonball Adderley |
| This Masquerade | Jazz/Soul | George Benson |
| America the Beautiful | Patriotic | Ray Charles/Standard |
| Auld Lang Syne | Patriotic | Standard |
| God Bless America | Patriotic | Standard |
| Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing | Patriotic | Standard |
| National Anthem (Star Spangled Banner) | Patriotic | Standard |
| Star Spangled Banner | Patriotic | Standard |
| Mercy | Pop/Blues | Duffy |
| All Night Long | R&B | Lionel Richie |
| Always & Forever | R&B | Heatwave/Luther Vandross |
| I Wish | R&B | Stevie Wonder |
| Inseparable | R&B | Natalie Cole |
| Let’s Get it On | R&B | Marvin Gaye |
| Let’s Stay Together | R&B | Al Green/Tina Turner |
| Living for the City | R&B | Stevie Wonder |
| Midnight Train to Georgia | R&B | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| Moving On Up (The Jeffersons) | R&B | TV Theme Song |
| Neither One of Us | R&B | Gladys Knight & The Pips |
| On and On | R&B | Erykah Badu |
| Real Love | R&B | Jody Whatley |
| Same Old Love | R&B | Anita Baker |
| Secret Rendezvous | R&B | Karen White |
| Superstition | R&B | Stevie Wonder |
| Superwoman | R&B | Karen White |
| Kiss | R&B/Blues | Prince |
| Be A Lion | R&B/Broadway | Stephanie Mills |
| Greatest Love Of All | R&B/Classic Pop | Whitney Houston |
| I Will Always Love You | R&B/Classic Pop | Whitney Houston |
| Saving All My Love | R&B/Classic Pop | Whitney Houston |
| Billie Jean | R&B/Pop | Michael Jackson |
| Electric Slide | R&B/Pop | Marcia Griffin |
| Freeway Of Love | R&B/Pop | Aretha Franklin |
| I Believe I Can Fly | R&B/Pop | R. Kelly |
| She Works Hard for the Money | R&B/Pop | Donna Sommers |
| Sir Duke | R&B/Pop | Stevie Wonder |
| Some Kind of Wonderful | R&B/Pop | Josh Stone |
| That’s What Friends Are For | R&B/Pop | Elton, Gladys, Dionne, Stevie |
| What’s Love Got to Do With It | R&B/Pop | Tina Turner |
| Master Blaster Jammin’ | R&B/Reggae | Stevie Wonder |
| A Change is Gonna Come | Soul | Sam Cooke/Seal |
| At Last | Soul | Etta James |
| Bring it On Home | Soul | Sam Cooke |
| Chain of Fools | Soul | Aretha Franklin |
| Dock of the Bay | Soul | Otis Redding |
| For Once In My Life | Soul | Stevie Wonder |
| I Feel Good | Soul | James Brown |
| If You Don’t Know Me By Now | Soul | Simply Red |
| I’ll Be There | Soul | Michael Jackson |
| I’ll Take You There | Soul | Staple Singers |
| I’m Catching Hell | Soul | Natalie Cole |
| Lean On Me | Soul | Bill Withers/Fugees |
| Let’s Do it Again | Soul | Staple Singers |
| Love Songs of the 70’s | Soul | Manhattans, Chi-Lites.. |
| Loving You | Soul | Minnie Ripperton |
| Mustang Sally | Soul | Wilson Pickett |
| Respect | Soul | Aretha Franklin |
| Shout | Soul | Isley Brothers |
| Soulful Strut | Soul | Young-Holt Unlimited |
| Stand By Me | Soul | Ben E. King |
| Tell Mama | Soul | Etta James |
| Happy Birthday | Standard | Standard |
| Originals | Various | Lady “J” Huston |
