In May 2020, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram was presented with five Blues Music Awards, including ‘Album of the Year’ for Kingfish, his debut album.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is a blues guitarist and singer who began playing music at a young age. Ingram became interested in the blues when his father showed him a documentary about Muddy Waters. Ingram started playing drums at age six. By the time that he was eleven he was playing bass and then moved on to guitar. Ingram began playing gigs around his hometown while still in seventh grade. By the time he was fifteen he had received offers to perform and for custom guitars.
Ingram, now 21, grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, 10 minutes away from the crossroads where Robert Johnson supposedly did some business with Beelzebub. Ingram’s interest in traditional electric blues is just that traditional. He cites influences as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightnin Hopkins, Robert Johnson along with many others with Albert King being his favorite.
By 2015, Ingram had caught the attention of B.B. King’s drummer Tony Coleman. Some of the artists that Ingram has shared the stage with include Eric Gales, Rick Derringer, Guitar Shorty and Buddy Guy. Guy was so impressed with Ingram after jamming with him he personally paid for him to record his first album.
On May 2019, Ingram released his debut album, Kingfish. It is an all original with classic blues flavor but reflecting Ingram’s gospel roots and his disparate influences.
“A rising blues prodigy… A torchbearer.”— NPR Music
The new album, 662, streets July 2021. The number 662 references Ingram’s hometown telephone area code, and is also the title of his forthcoming album, set for July 2021 release. According to the 22-year-old guitarist, vocalist and songwriter, “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. This song also points to the growth I have had since my debut album. As much as I have been fortunate to get ‘Outside Of This Town’ (the title of his breakout single from his 2019 Grammy-nominated debut album, Kingfish), I do want people to know that the ‘662’ will always be a major part of who I am.”
Reference – https://www.christonekingfishingram.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christone_Ingram
Discography:
Kingfish (2019)
662 (2021)
Live In London! ( 2023)
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