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Chris Beard
Chris Beard is a modern blues guitarist and singer. His personal connections to the blues were forged with the living blues men he sat with since childhood.
Born in 1957, Beard is the son of blues guitarist, Joe Beard, who grew up on Beale Street in the 1950s. When family friends like Matt “Guitar” Murphy and Buddy Guy stopped by to visit, young Beard became their willing pupil. Chris says, “when your father grew up on Beale Street and music was in your DNA, then blues is who you are and what you do.”
Awards & Honors
- 1998 – W.C. Handy Award Nominee, Best New Blues Artist for Barwalkin’ [rochestermusic.org], [visitnewlondon.org]
- 1999 – Muddy Waters Award, New Talent of the Year from Blues Beat Magazine [rochestermusic.org]
- Critical acclaim from AllMusic and blues publications for albums including Barwalkin’ and Live Wire
"Chris Beard has the soul and the skills, he bleeds the true Blues blood that will touch ya!"
Ronnie Baker Brook
Video
White Mountain Boogie N Blues Festival
Playing in the audience