Maria Rolls,
Wild Orchid Recording Artist
1523 Davis Road
Hillsborough, NC 27278
Phone: 919-732-5044

Bio for Maria Rolls
        The essence of the blues truly represents the human experience that people around the world can understand. The appeal of the blues lies in its sincerity and realness. Blues lovers appreciate that the music is from the soul.

        That's where Maria Rolls comes in. She'll take you on a musical ride, powered by sheer raw energy that will leave you refreshed and revived. You’ll have a hard time finding a comparison for Miss Rolls. However, when you catch her performance, you are reminded of Etta James and Janis Joplin -- all wrapped up in one.

        Maria Rolls has a new album for you that makes you want to listen to it over and over again. Here is an album that is so different! She encompasses sorrow, humor and the best of all, joy, with conviction. There are 10 original songs of special significance to her. Listeners will identify with the universal themes presented. How uplifting to listen to this new blues music. It's a surprise package that's music for your soul. She has been seen on national television, frequently heard on public radio stations across the country and with her Blues Train Band has turned many a blues festival upside down.
       

        This album, found on the Wild Orchid Records label is a spectacular "find" and is entitled "Cadillac Woman". She opens with the song "Just Talkin" and her energy grabs you from the get-go. She also takes you to "Friday Night Fatback Blues" and that's a night full of blues you won't forget. In addition to rocking the house, Maria Rolls has the versatility to deliver a ballad such as "Tell Me Why". In "Cadillac Woman", she convinces you that the only car in the world to own is a Cadillac! Maria Rolls says "I have always been a "Cadillac Woman"! "The Secret of Livin' is the Givin' " is a message for today's world. Maria’s first album, You Let The Fire Go Out, is still in print and is available. Both of these albums may be purchased by going to www.mariarolls.com.
 

        Before coming to North Carolina, Maria performed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada where she was a favorite blues singer with her Paris Blues Band. She has also performed with Chick Willis, Junior Wells, Percy Sledge, Roy Roberts, Barbra Carr, T-Bone Walker, Sir Charles Thompson, Bobby Hinton, Wailing Bill Walton, Cool John Ferguson, and Freddy Cole.
       

        She has been featured in The First New England Blues Festival in Middlefield Connecticut, The Bimbe Festival, Centerfest in Durham, NC, the 12th Annual Beaufort Music Festival, The Parks & Recreation Summer Programs for several states, the Canadian Summerfest Blues Tour, the Maryland Outdoor Colosseum, as well as being featured at the New Bern Jazz and Blues Festival in 2005 with Freddy Cole. This is a performer who above all else seems to have an unlimited source of energy, and who manages to touch the hearts and souls of those who come to know her.