Kingfish (Christone Ingram album)

Kingfish is an album by blues guitarist and singer Christone "Kingfish" Ingram. His first album, it was released on May 17, 2019, in CD, LP, and digital formats.

Kingfish
Studio album by Christone "Kingfish" Ingram
Released	May 17, 2019
Studio	Ocean Way, Nashville
Genre	Blues
Label	Alligator
Producer	Tom Hambridge
Christone "Kingfish" Ingram chronology
Kingfish (2019) 662 (2021)

For the 2020 Grammys, Kingfish was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.^[1][2]

Critical reception

On AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote, "At the ripe old age of 20, Clarksdale, Mississippi guitar slinger Christone "Kingfish" Ingram has been anointed "the next explosion of the blues," by no less than Buddy Guy. The proclamation is accurate.... The bottom line is that Ingram arrives fully formed as an already authoritative presence on Kingfish, all revved up and ready to. This is as promising as a debut album gets."^[3]

On NPR, Tom Moon said, "This emphasis on crisp execution makes literally every Ingram solo on the album a dramatic event. On the up-tempo stuff, he tears through blistering lines with the easygoing assurance of a road-dog veteran. Then when it's slow-blues time, he makes the guitar moan..."^[4]

In Blues Blast Magazine, Steve Jones wrote, "Many of the live shows and songs I’ve seen Kingfish do are really wild and have some over the top guitar here and there. The work here is much more restrained and yet is equally enjoyable (if not better).... It really is a great CD and Kingfish Ingram really has grown up to become a superb bluesman. I recommend this one highly!"^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Outside of This Town"	Tom Hambridge Christone Ingram	4:08
2.	"Fresh Out" (featuring Buddy Guy)	Hambridge Richard Fleming	3:48
3.	"It Ain't Right"	Hambridge Kingfish	3:05
4.	"Been Here Before"	Hambridge Kingfish	5:54
5.	"If You Love Me"	Ingram Jontavious Willis	4:03
6.	"Love Ain't My Favorite Word"	Hambridge Kingfish	5:25
7.	"Listen" (featuring Keb' Mo')	Hambridge Kingfish	5:29
8.	"Before I'm Old"	Hambridge Fleming	4:15
9.	"Believe These Blues"	Hambridge Fleming	4:25
10.	"Trouble"	Hambridge Kingfish	2:55
11.	"Hard Times"	Hambridge Fleming	3:09
12.	"That's Fine By Me"	Hambridge Kingfish	4:43

Personnel

Musicians

• Christone "Kingfish" Ingram – guitar, vocals
• Chris Black – drums
• Billy Branch – harmonica
• Buddy Guy – guitar, vocals
• Tom Hambridge – drums, percussion, tambourine, background vocals
• Keb' Mo' – guitar, acoustic guitar, vocals
• Tommy MacDonald – bass
• Bob McNelley – guitar
• Marty Sammon – piano, Hammond B3 organ

Production

• Produced by Tom Hambridge
• Engineering: Zach Allen
• Assistant engineering: Austin Atwood, Cameron Moulton, Justin Bennington
• Mixing, mastering: Tom Hambridge, Michael Saint-Leon
• Additional recording: Blaise Barton, Zach Allen, Michael Saint-Leon
• Photos: Rory Doyle
• Packaging design: Kevin Niemiec

References

1. Ward, Steven (January 24, 2020). "The Grammys Are Sunday night. These 3 Nominees Have Mississippi Ties". Mississippi Clarion Ledger. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
2. Stolzenburg, Michelle (January 9, 2020). "2020 Grammy Blues Nominees". Keeping the Blues Alive. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
3. Jurek, Thom. "Christone "Kingfish" Ingram: Kingfish". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 1, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
4. Moon, Tom (May 9, 2019). "Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Breathes Life into the Blues". NPR. Archived from the original on January 23, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2022.
5. Jones, Steve (May 31, 2019). "Christone "Kingfish" Ingram – Kingfish: Album Review". Blues Blast Magazine. Archived from the original on May 11, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2022.