Curtis Salgado

Award-winning vocalist, instrumentalist, and songwriter Curtis Salgado, hailed by NPR as “an icon” with “a huge voice,” has earned worldwide acclaim for his soulful performances and powerful songwriting. A three-time Blues Music Award Song of the Year nominee, winning in 2018 for Walk A Mile In My Blues, Salgado has earned eleven Blues Music Awards, including B.B. King Entertainer of the Year. He has toured internationally with his own bands and shared stages with legends including Muddy Waters, Robert Cray, Bonnie Raitt, and John Belushi, inspiring The Blues Brothers. With over eleven albums to his name, Salgado’s music blends blues, soul, R&B, jazz, funk, gospel, and rock ‘n’ roll. Recent releases like Fine By Me highlight his virtuoso harmonica, evocative vocals, and masterful songwriting. Praised by DownBeat as having “an impressive gift” and Billboard as “inspired and powerful,” Salgado remains one of today’s most riveting and enduring blues performers.