Browsing: Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Virtual show features performances by ”Kingfish” along with past BMA winners Bobby Rush, Watermelon Slim, Southern Avenue, Don Bryant, Shaun Murphy and John Németh & the Blue Dreamers

“‘662’ is an ode to my roots, a nod to the area where I was born and raised. This is a track that encompasses how a small corner of the earth influenced my view of life and music.” – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

Fifty years ago, 23-year-old blues fan Bruce Iglauer spent his meager savings to record an LP by his favorite Chicago blues band, Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers, and founded Alligator Records to release it. Today, Alligator boasts a catalog of over 350 titles, many of which are renowned, award-winning, time-tested classics of the genre.

“Got Mask? Then, Clarksdale’s Juke Joint Festival is on!”

20th anniversary event to feature Larkin Poe, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Leon Bridges, Phoebe Bridgers, Brittany Howard, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, and more! Tickets available today!

The song features Kingfish playing some of the most emotionally blistering guitar he has yet recorded, and singing with pleading, soulful urgency

Rock & Roll is a tribute to Ingram’s mother, the late Princess Pride, and is Ingram’s first original song since his Grammy-nominated debut album, Kingfish

The show was filmed at ACL Live at The Moody Theater in downtown Austin, Texas in October. Guy, along with Shawn Colvin and Lyle Lovett, were honored.

The Chicago Blues Festival is one of the last great free festivals dedicated to keeping the blues alive right at home. Thanks, Chicago!

Kingfish walked off the stage, joining the crowd on the green, jamming out using a wireless amplifier. It was reminiscent of a recent Buddy Guy performance I saw…