Christone “Kingfish” Ingram

From playing behind one of his mentors, Mississippi blues icon Bill “Howl-NMadd” Perry (who bestowed Ingram’s “Kingfish” moniker), to performing at the White House for Michelle Obama in 2014 as part of a delegation of student musicians from the Delta Blues Museum, to the release of 2019’s Grammy-winning Kingfish, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has been turning heads and winning awards at a truly impressive pace. At only 24 years old, he has already headlined national tours and appeared on Austin City Limits with Buddy Guy. He was interviewed by Sir Elton John on his Rocket Hour podcast, and recently released a duet with Bootsy Collins. In January 2021, Ingram was on the covers of both Guitar World and DownBeat magazines. NPR Music called him “A rising blues prodigy... A torchbearer.” Kingfish debuted on the Billboard Blues Chart in the No. 1 position, and remained on the chart for an astonishing 91 weeks. The lead single “Fresh Out” was the most played song on SiriusXM Bluesville, and topped Living Blues’ Top 50 Albums Of The Year. In 2020, Ingram won five Blues Music Awards and four Living Blues Awards. Meanwhile, Ingram wrote the songs for his next album, 2021’s 662. The number is the telephone area code for Ingram’s northern Mississippi home, and it first came into use the same year he was born—1999. With 662, he creates contempo rary blues music that speaks to his generation and beyond, de livering the full healing power of the blues. And he can’t wait to bring that power on stage. More at christone kingfish ingram.com.