Rock On Beth Hart!

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L A Song was the first song I heard by Beth and to this day it remains one of my favorites and as well as having a copy on CD I still have a copy on a 45 record. Although I loved the song I wasn’t immediately drawn to the singer after all Beth Hart Band was a rock group (currently known as just Beth Hart). Beth is an LA (hence the song title) based blues-rocker that started playing piano at age 4. Beth also won 13 consecutive episodes and went on to win back in 1993 on “Star Search”.

Beth has had some rough years throughout career but has found her way back. She was drinking and doing drugs at a very early age and some time after her first album release she developed a food addiction where she was binging and purging. Beth’s band threatened to quit when due to her drinking she set fire to their tour bus. So in an effort to quit drinking she went to a doctor and ended up with an anxiety drug addiction. Beth got down to 98 lbs but didn’t get her wake up call after 3 rehabs, four lock downs and one jail stint until one night her husband Scott (at the time her boyfriend) thought she was going to die one night. She went into rehab and over time Beth started to heal. She became free of drugs at age 29 and has been totally drug and alcohol free since January 6, 2003. Beth credits her recovery to being part of a 12 step program, being with other people that were addicts and alcoholics. She started to eat and become healthy and realize she was worthy, to be happy for what she had not for what she didn’t have.

Beth started writing again, regrouped her band and started touring. She’s an amazing talent in spite of her rough times and I fell in love with her music in 2003 made it a point to collect every album she ever made. Stoned or sober she is amazing on stage! Her most recent release album release “37 days” is available in stores and is an incredible album. Check out Beth’s music if you haven’t all ready. She has a unique sound and I’m positive you’ll fall in love with her music too!