Ingram set the music world on its ear. The 20-year-old guitar prodigy from Clarksdale, Mississippi, blew away critics and fans alike with his forceful debut album,. Artists who have been called “the next big thing” have a way of coming and going, but Ingram (whom hailed in 2019 as “the future of the blues”) quickly proved that he meant business: In 2021, with still riding high on the charts (where it would remain for a remarkable 91 weeks), he released his second album,, an even richer and more accomplished outing than its predecessor, one that mixed elements of funk, R&B and jazz into his sturdy blues base. The record was another critical and commercial hit, and it even nabbed Ingram a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary
