Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Kingfish

Then 20 year-old blues savior Christone "Kingfish" Ingram came bursting out of Clarksdale, MS, with this sensational 2019 debut packed with piercing guitar, husky, impassioned singing and potent songwriting. Kingfish reinvigorates the blues with Ingram's infectious, youthful fire. Produced by two-time Grammy winner Tom Hambridge (Buddy Guy, Susan Tedeschi, Joe Louis Walker) and recorded in Nashville, Kingfish showcases Ingram's blistering, raw and inspired guitar playing, soulful, deep vocals and songwriting. He tells stories with his solos, channeling the spirits of all the past masters while the music he makes is his own. He co-wrote eight of the album's 12 tracks. The songs range from autobiographical ("Been Here Before," "Before I'm Old") to humorous ("Trouble"), and from white hot ("It Ain't Right") to slow and searing ("Love Ain't My Favorite Thing"). His friend and mentor, Buddy Guy, adds vocals and guitar on "Fresh Out" while another friend, Keb' Mo', brings his warm, conversational voice to "Listen," and adds his rhythm and resonator guitars to six tracks.