Wanda Houston

Wanda Houston is our very own Berkshire diva. Born in Chicago, she started singing in gospel choirs, and has performed in LA, Hollywood, Las Vegas, Europe, Australia, and on Broadway in NYC. In 2006, she settled in the Berkshires full-time, drawing us in with a mesmerizing mix of mid-20th century jazz and R&B. The Wanda Houston Band performs to packed crowds, from The Mount in Lenox to The Barn in Egremont. Paying forward her parents’ involvement in the Civil Rights Movement, she sang the sorrow songs of Berkshire native son W. E. B. Du Bois at his 153rd birthday commemorative in February 2021. “This is the most beautiful place to live,” says Houston. “I could not be happier.” Neither could we.