Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
American blues guitarist and singer
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. In addition to his own albums, musicians he has recorded with include Eric Gales, Buddy Guy, Ally Venable and Keb Mo. He has shared the stage with well-known blues artists and younger blues musicians such as the Tedeschi Trucks Band, Samantha Fish, Bob Margolin, Eric Gales, Mr. Sipp, Rick Derringer, Guitar Shorty and Buddy Guy.
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Early life
Christone Ingram was born to Princess Pride and Christopher Ingram of Clarksdale, Mississippi in 1999. His mother is a first cousin to country musician Charley Pride.
His extended family sang and played music in church. Ingram grew up attending gospel music performances and while still young got up to join groups, although without any competency. He listened to and learned from music by Robert Johnson, Lightnin' Hopkins, B. B. King, Muddy Waters, Jimi Hendrix, Prince and others.
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