Valerie June
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Valerie June

Valerie June grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where her father was a Pentecostal preacher and her mother played piano and sang in the church choir. Those early...

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Valerie June's Memphis roots and restless sound

A songwriter who blends folk, blues, and Appalachian traditions into something quietly her own.

For a good sense of her range, listen to 'Call Me A Fool' and 'Man Done Wrong' back to back. They show how she moves between folk storytelling and something closer to blues without losing her center.

June grew up in Memphis with a Pentecostal preacher father and a mother who sang in the church choir, and that Black church tradition still shows up in her phrasing and delivery. Songs like 'Call Me A Fool' and 'Man Done Wrong' mix folk and blues without settling into any single genre. She's worked with Dan Auerbach, Sufjan Stevens, and Allison Russell, but the voice that comes through is unmistakably hers.

Her early years in Memphis church services gave her a musical foundation that never really left. The 2021 album 'Underneath the Dream' continues exploring personal and social themes with the same distinctive voice that first surfaced there.

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Valerie June grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where her father was a Pentecostal preacher and her mother played piano and sang in the church choir. Those early experiences in the Black church tradition shaped her musical foundation.

Her songs like 'Man Done Wrong' and 'Call Me A Fool' blend folk, blues, and Appalachian roots without settling neatly into any single genre.

June has worked with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys, Sufjan Stevens, and Allison Russell. Her 2021 album 'Underneath the Dream' continues her exploration of personal and social themes, maintaining the distinctive voice that first emerged from those Memphis church services.

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