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Fraser Lewry

"Some people think that the blues is 'my baby left me' and long guitar solos but it's a whole lot deeper than that": Blues prodigy Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram may channel the ghosts of the past but he's striving for something new

Christone “Kingfish” Ingram studio portrait.

When you’re born and raised near the site of Robert Johnson’s mythical crossroads, it only follows that you’d pick up a guitar and play the blues.

“There’s not much to do in Clarksdale – it’s either music, sports or illegal stuff,” says Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram of his Mississippi hometown. “I chose music because it was around me 24/7. I lived right next to guys who were in a blues band.”

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