Tinsley Ellis Naked Truth Tour

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An exciting, emotional guitarist and a strong, evocative songwriter. . . . One of modern blues’s greatest performers.

—Vintage Guitar

A legend of American blues music.

—Premier Guitar

Powerful, spine-tingling guitar and gritty, soulful vocals.

—Relix

Atlanta-based blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter Tinsley Ellis’s first solo acoustic album, Naked Truth, is both a departure and an arrival. Ellis has been recording music and traveling the world for more than four decades, delivering his feral, guitar-fueled, electric blues-rock to ever-growing audiences at clubs, concert halls, and festivals. Naked Truth, though, is steeped in the folk blues traditions of Muddy Waters, Skip James, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Leo Kottke, and Ellis swaps his blistering full-band workouts for equally passionate, soul-searching acoustic folk blues. His guitar chops and musical creativity are on full display throughout the album’s 12 songs, which include nine new originals. Naked Truth might seem to be a new direction, but for Ellis, it is an extension of his music as he taps into the raw essence of the blues. Up close and unplugged, Ellis delivers music that is honest and electrifying.