CHRISTONE ‘KINGFISH’ INGRAM

Although just 23 years of age, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram has a long history in music. He found the blues around age 5, when his father showed him a Muddy Waters documentary and promised to take him to the Delta Blues Museum. Initially playing drums and bass, Ingram picked up the guitar young and became influenced by artists as varied as Robert Johnson, Lightnin’ Hopkins, B.B. King, Jimi Hendrix, and Prince. He quickly developed his own sound and style. While still a teenager, he garnered millions of views with his YouTube performance videos and performed for Michelle Obama at the White House. Ingram released his debut album ‘Kingfish’ in 2019, entering the Billboard Blues Chart at no. 1, with ‘Rolling Stone’ declaring him “one of the most exciting young guitarists in years”. Many awards and performances later, last year saw the release of his second album ‘662’, again to rave reviews.