Tinsley Ellis September 21, 2011

A hard-rocking, high-voltage blues guitarist most often compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tinsley Ellis was schooled in a variety of Southern musical styles. He draws not only from fiery Vaughan-style blues-rock, but also Texas bluesmen like Freddie King and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, the soulful blues of B.B. King and the funky grit of Memphis soul. Ellis has been praised in many quarters for the relentless, storming intensity of his sound and for being a genuine student of the blues. A lover of early rock bands like the Yarbirds, the Animals, Cream and the Rolling Stones, he knows how to make the blues really rock. He has shared the stage with Warren Haynes, the Allman Brothers Band, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Otis Rush, Buddy Guy and now with you, on StageOne.

“Hard-rocking blues-soaked guitarist plays a “feral blues guitar… he achieves pyrotechnics that rival early Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton.” – Rolling Stone