Bio
Kimberly Dill / Lead Vocals
Jamie Holdren / Guitar & Vocals
Kevin Lyons / Drums & Percussion
Reed Herron / Bass
Hailing from Southwest Missouri and deeply inspired by the musical legacy of Memphis, Sister Lucille has turned the worlds of Blues, Roots and Soul on their collective head and created their own genre – Memphunk! The band’s musical genetics run wide and deep. From lead singer Kimberly Dill’s Opry debut at the Ryman Auditorium as a teenager, opening for the legendary Kitty Wells, to the band’s Beale Street debut in 2014, the Springfield, MO foursome breathes funk in to the Blues, stirs it with the soul of Gospel and tints it with an air of Country to forge a sound that’s distinctly American but universal in its appeal. Dill and Jamie Holdren (guitar/vocals) are both second-generation musicians, and their collective musical DNA is the fuel for Sister Lucille’s fire. Their 2019 debut album, Alive, clocked an astounding 22 straight months on the Top 50 Blues-Rock Album Chart, with all 11 songs hitting the Top 50 Blues-Rock Song Chart for multi-month runs, and finished the year at #10 on the 2020 Top 200 Year-End Blues-Rock Chart. Three songs from Alive became mainstays on SIrius/XM’s Bluesville, and the album won the 2020 Blues Blast Award for Best Debut CD, and also received three Independent Blues Award Nominations for Best New Artist CD, Best Soul-Blues Artist and Best Contemporary Blues Song. “Gone,” the follow-up single released by the band in late 2020, was featured in the January/February 2021 issue of Relix magazine and has garnered airplay on every top Blues radio program in the US! Their latest album, “Tell The World”, debuted at #12 on Billboard Blues charts, won an award from the Blues Foundation for “Best Self Produced CD” at the 2024 International Blues Challenge, and has been nominated for 8 Independent Blues Awards! Proof that Sister Lucille’s patented Memphunk sound is here to stay!
Critical Acclaim
Undeniably expressive vocals and guitar licks straight out of the Steve Cropper playbook. Never mind the splatter from the grease fires of fat funk groove that flare up occasionally in this bluesy soul kitchen, ALIVE is a master class in making all the machinery work seamlessly ~ Elmore Magazine
Modern blues with smoldering vocals, melodic guitar riffs and asolful rhythm section… a very good album indeed ~ Blues Matters!
Fronted by the proverbial little girl with the big voice, this soulful blues rocking bunch knows how to deliver a big, bold sound that was made for keeping the party going all night. With spiritual roots in in show band territory, their sound and fury is right on the money throughout. A total badass set that’s good to the last drop. ~ Midwest Record
ALIVE is a very personal statement of soul, blues, funk and Southern Rock music for the soul and for every tricky situation in life… The perfect quarantine soundtrack! ~ BluesNews (Germany)
Music
Video
Posters • album cover
Publicity Photos
In The Press
- World premiere video from the upcoming album ‘Tell the World’
- Blue Heart Records signs Sister Lucille
- 2020 Blues Blast Music Award Winner!
- SWINGING IN THE SOUTH…
- Bman’s Blues Report – REVIEW
- Elmore Magazine reviews Alive
- Music On The Couch – Radio Show
- REVIEW – Springfield After Hours
- Sister Lucille: More Great Things Than They Wished For
- Midwest Record Reviews ‘Alive’
Stage Plot
