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Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee, from Ruby Dee and the Snakehandlers, brings many years various life experiences along for the ride. Ruby grew up traveling back and forth from Northern California foothill ranches to the cotton and oil fields of the Texas panhandle. She enrolled in college at 15, dropping out to hit the streets as a punk in San Francisco. Later, she spent years fishing in Alaska, catering in the film industry, and owning restaurants in Seattle, Washington, until she finally gave all that up to settle down back in Texas, where she is at long last furthering her career as a writer and singer/songwriter.These experiences are reflected in Ruby’s writing style, and in the band’s hopped up high-octane successes on stage and on the road.

Ruby’s Juke Joint: Americana Cookbook

Ruby Dee
Bando Press (2012)
ISBN 9780983782407
Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (12/11

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Synopsis: Ruby Dee takes you inside the heart of Americana food with her new cookbook. Filled with old fashioned down home recipes, the book is accompanied by a great soundtrack by some of the best Americana artists today. Check out the inside pictures and get your copy now.

"Ruby's approach to food and music are the same -- she's classic and classy with a twist of unexpected delight. And what she whips up is always extremely tasty!"
- Elizabeth McQueen, singer Asleep at the Wheel

"I can't think of a better person to do a cookbook like this. Ruby IS Juke Joint, Americana, and all the good stuff that goes with it. In Ruby's life, music and cooking are intertwined: heart & soul, inspiration, improvisation, and passion. Ruby has all the right ingrediants to make this the "go-to" book in anyone's kitchen."
- Cindy Cashdollar, Five time Grammy award winning dobro and steel player (Rod Stewart, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan, Dave Alvin and more)