Tinsley Ellis

Tinsley Ellis
Background information
Birth nameTinsley Ellis
Born (1957-06-04) June 4, 1957 (age 67)
Atlanta, Georgia, United States[1]
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1975–present
LabelsAlligator, Capricorn, Telarc,
WebsiteTinsleyEllis.com

Tinsley Ellis (born June 4, 1957) is an American blues and rock musician, who was born in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, and grew up in South Florida. According to Billboard, "nobody has released more consistently excellent blues albums than Atlanta's Tinsley Ellis. He sings like a man possessed and wields a mean lead guitar."[2]

Rolling Stone said, "On assertive originals and standards by the likes of Jimmy Reed and Junior Wells, Atlanta's Tinsley Ellis unleashes feral blues guitar. Nonstop gigging has sharpened his six-string to a razor's edge…his eloquence dazzles…he also achieves pyrotechnics that rival early Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton."[3]

  1. ^ "Biography by Steve Huey". AllMusic. Retrieved November 23, 2009.
  2. ^ "Billboard review". Billboard. New York. June 26, 2007.
  3. ^ [1] [dead link]