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Alvin Youngblood Hart

American singer (born 1963)

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name	Alvin Youngblood Hart
image	Alvin3.jpg
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birth_name	Gregory Edward Hart
alias	Youngblood
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birth_place	Oakland, California, US
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genre	Blues
occupation	Guitarist
instrument	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, mandolin
years_active	1995–present
label	OKeh Records
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Alvin Youngblood Hart at Djurs Bluesfestival, Denmark (2009)

Alvin Youngblood Hart (born Gregory Edward Hart; March 2, 1963) is an American musician.

Career

Hart was born in Oakland, California, and spent some time in Carroll County, Mississippi, in his youth, where he was influenced by the Mississippi country blues performed by his relatives.{{cite book Hart is known as one of the world's foremost practitioners of country blues. He is also known as a faithful torchbearer for 1960s and 1970s guitar rock, as well as western swing and traditional country. His style has been compared to Lead Belly and Spade Cooley. Bluesman Taj Mahal once said about Hart: "The boy has got thunder in his hands." Hart himself said, "I guess my big break came when I opened for Taj Mahal for four nights at Yoshi's."

His debut album, Big Mama's Door, was released in 1996 on Okeh Records. In 2003, Hart's album Down in the Alley was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album.

Albums

Big Mama's Door (1996)
Territory (1998)
Start with the Soul (2000)
Down In The Alley (2002)
Motivational Speaker (2005)

Awards

W.C. Handy Award for best new artist – 1997
Down Beat magazine award for best blues album of the year for Territory, 1999
Grammy Award in 2005 for producing and contribution to the compilation album, Beautiful Dreamer

References

(March 2, 2013). "ALVIN 'Youngblood' HART".
Richard Skelly. (1963-03-02). "Alvin Youngblood Hart | Biography". [[AllMusic]].
"Hart, Alvin Youngblood (English) #114 - Jefferson".
(February 14, 2005). "2005 Grammy Award Winners". CBS News.

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