''Kingfish'' is an album by

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guitarist and singer

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Christone "Kingfish" Ingram (born January 19, 1999) is an American blues guitarist and singer from Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States, who became a well-known performer as a teenager. His debut album, '' Kingfish,'' was released in May 2019. ...

. His first album, it was released on May 17, 2019, in CD, LP, and digital formats. For the 2020 Grammys, ''Kingfish'' was nominated for a

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Critical reception

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, Thom Jurek wrote, "At the ripe old age of 20, Clarksdale, Mississippi guitar slinger Christone "Kingfish" Ingram has been anointed "the next explosion of the blues," by no less than Buddy Guy. The proclamation is accurate.... The bottom line is that Ingram arrives fully formed as an already authoritative presence on ''Kingfish'', all revved up and ready to. This is as promising as a debut album gets." On

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said, "This emphasis on crisp execution makes literally every Ingram solo on the album a dramatic event. On the up-tempo stuff, he tears through blistering lines with the easygoing assurance of a road-dog veteran. Then when it's slow-blues time, he makes the guitar moan..." In ''Blues Blast Magazine'', Steve Jones wrote, "Many of the live shows and songs I’ve seen Kingfish do are really wild and have some over the top guitar here and there. The work here is much more restrained and yet is equally enjoyable (if not better).... It really is a great CD and Kingfish Ingram really has grown up to become a superb bluesman. I recommend this one highly!"

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians *

– guitar, vocals *Chris Black – drums *

Billy Branch William Earl Branch (born October 3, 1951) is an American blues harmonica player of Chicago blues. He is a three-time Grammy nominee, a retired two-term governor of the Chicago Grammy Chapter, an Emmy Award winner , and a winner of the Addy Awar ...

– harmonica *

Buddy Guy George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues guitarist and singer. He is an exponent of Chicago blues who has influenced generations of guitarists including Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaug ...

– guitar, vocals *

Tom Hambridge Thomas Jay Hambridge (born December 20, 1960) is an American rock, country, and blues, producer, songwriter, musician drummer and vocalist. Hambridge has received two Grammy Awards, an ASCAP award, seven Grammy nominations, seven Boston Music A ...

– drums, percussion, tambourine, background vocals *

Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is an American blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist and songwriter, living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that tra ...

– guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals *Tommy MacDonald – bass *Bob McNelley – guitar *

Marty Sammon Martin J. Sammon (October 14, 1977 – October 15, 2022) was an American blues keyboardist. He was recognized for his energetic performances, improvisation and mastery of traditional styles (ragtime and blues), having established himself as an am ...

– piano, Hammond B3 organ Production *Produced by Tom Hambridge *Engineering: Zach Allen *Assistant engineering: Austin Atwood, Cameron Moulton, Justin Bennington *Mixing, mastering: Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon *Additional recording: Blaise Barton, Zach Allen, Michael Saint-Leon *Photos: Rory Doyle *Packaging design: Kevin Niemiec

References

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