Rising music star Vanessa Collier has won, among other awards, Best Instrumental-Horns at the 2019 Blues Music Awards. She also has multiple nominations. At just 29 years old, she is a fast rising star in music, especially in the blues world. She is a tremendous vocalist, an incredible saxophone player (both alto and baritone) and plays acoustic guitar as well. She also writes and produces. He latest album “Honey Up” spent 9 weeks atop the Billboard Blues charts. Her “Honey Up” tour came through Galesburg Monday night. Vanessa joined Tom Meredith on “Galesburg’s Morning News” to talk about her career and music.
