Tinsley Ellis
NewMusicforOldFolks says …
There is nothing subtle about Tinsley Ellis. It's straight ahead blues. Some of it is fast, and some slow, but it's all in your face and heart-felt. And he tours almost constantly all over the country. I started with Live Highwayman and that's as good a place as any. With songs like "Devil for a Dime" and "Double-Eyed Whammy" you can't get more hard rockin' blues.
Artist's info
Website: tinsleyellis.com
See him live: Tour dates
Record company: Landslide Records
Genre: Blues
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Bio (From the artist's website)
Southern blues-rocker Tinsley Ellis may speak no evil, but he sings and plays with the conviction of, as Billboard wrote, “...a man possessed.” Over the course of eleven albums and literally thousands of live performances, Ellis easily ranks as one of today’s most electrifying blues-rock guitarists and vocalists. He approaches his music with rock power and blues feeling, in the same tradition as his Deep South musical heroes Duane Allman and Freddie King and his old friends Derek Trucks and Warren Haynes. Atlanta Magazine declared Ellis “the most significant blues artist to emerge from Atlanta since Blind Willie McTell.” (more)
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Recordings
Most Recent
TOUGH LOVE (2015): Landslide Records is proud and excited to announce its next release: Tough Love, an all-new set of soulful originals from veteran Georgia blues rocker Tinsley Ellis. Produced by Ellis, the album marks the third release from the label, Heartfixer Music, and features a compelling variety of tunes that will add to his reputation as one of the genre's most engaging and creative artists. The versatile and critically acclaimed Ellis has crafted perhaps his most complete record, combining masterful guitar work and vocals with songs that both rock and soothe. Given some of Ellis' finest material to date, the album presents a wide ranging set that moves effortlessly from the catchy opening track, "Seven Years," through the rollicking shuffle groove of "Midnight Ride," the Dylanesque "Hard Work," and a plaintive soul drenched ballad, "Should I Have Lied." Additional musicians, all of whom are longtime veterans of Delbert McClinton's band, include Nashville keyboard whiz Kevin McKendree (Brian Setzer), bassist Steve Mackey, and drummer Lynn Williams (John Hiatt).
RED CLAY SOUL (2016): Landslide Records is proud and excited to announce the compact disc release of Red Clay Soul, a vibrant new set of original, soulful compositions from veteran Georgia blues rocker Tinsley Ellis. A follow up to Ellis award winning, critically acclaimed Tough Love, the new album combines Ellis masterful guitar and vocal prowess with fresh arrangements and a crack backing band. Produced by Ellis and keyboardist Kevin McKendree, Red Clay Soul was recorded live in McKendree's Nashville studio with bassist Steve Mackey and drummer Lynn Williams. Oliver Wood (the Wood Brothers) contributed guitar and background vocal parts on the duet, "Givin' You Up," which he also co-wrote with Ellis.
OTHERS
Cool on It (with the Heartfixers) (1986)
Georgia Blue (1988)
Fanning the Flames (1989)
Trouble Time (1992)
Storm Warning (1994)
Fire it Up (1997)
Kingpin (2000)
Hell or High Water (2002)
The Hard Way (2004)
Live! Highwayman (2005)
Moment of Truth (2007)
Speak No Evil (2009)
Get It! (2013)
Midnight Blue (2014)
