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Tinsley Ellis Unleashes Feral Blues Guitar. Nonstop Gigging Has Sharpened His Six-String to A Razor’s Edge…His Eloquence Dazzles

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Since his Alligator debut 30 years ago, Tinsley Ellis has become a true guitar star around the world. He is a Southern blues-rock guitarist, singer, and songwriter. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, “It’s hard to overstate the raw power of his music.”

Finally, he’s back with a powerful new record called Winning Hand on Alligator Records. Fans will tell you that Ellis is one of the most loved, hardworking, and well-traveled blues musicians ever, thanks to his signature molten licks, lyrical riffs, and rousing, intense solos.

He has played in all fifty US states, as well as Canada, Western and Eastern Europe, Australia, and…