Grady Champion - Move Something
- Published in New Music Reviews
We've got some hot music by Grady Champion, "Move Something" on Malaco Records, taking us into the Summer of 2016.
Mississippi-based blues musician Grady Champion has been captivating audiences for the better part of two decades. The singer/harp player/guitarist/songwriter has often been compared to other revolutionary artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf and Junior Wells. In 2013 Champion signed to Malaco Records (headquartered in nearby Jackson, MS) and his first fulllength release with the legendary blues label was released the following year. Bootleg Whiskey, named for the George Jackson song that is one of the album’s highlights, establishes Champion as a torch carrier for authentic Mississippi blues.
Champion enjoyed performing at blues clubs all over Florida, and was quickly scooped up by Shanachie Records, with whom he released Payin’ for My Sins (1999) and 2 Days Short of a Week (2001). Back in Mississippi: Live at the 930 Blues Cafe followed in 2008, released on Grady’s own GSM Music Group imprint. In 2010 he won the International Blues Challenge, enabling him to expand his regular tour itinerary to include most of the U.S. and
Canada. He has since played the Chicago Blues Festival three different times, the Legendary Blues Cruise and the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival.
In 2011, Champion’s song “Make That Monkey Jump” won a Blues Critic Award in the Best Down Home Blues Song category. He then released Dreamin’ (2012) and Tough Times Don’t Last (2013) on his own Grady Shady Music imprint, the former of which was nominated for two 2012 Blues Music Awards: Best Soul Blues Album and Song of the Year for “Thank You for Giving Me the Blues.”
“I play what I feel,” says Grady Champion, whose socially conscious lyrics and inspiring live performances have earned him a 2014 cover story in Living Blues magazine. His appeal has crossed over between predominantly white fans of traditional blues and predominantly black soul-blues fans. “I think blues has a bright future . . . you just gotta be able to hang in the game.” With an album on Malaco and a touring schedule of approximately 180 performances per year, that is just what Grady Champion is doing.
Grady’s newest album, ONE OF A KIND, will be released on Malaco Records in June.
Take a minute to check out his next hit, connect with him socially, purchase your copy & book him with the links below.
Website) www.GradyChampion.com 
