Tinsley Ellis

Artist:  Tinsley Ellis
Born:  June 4, 1957.  Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Modern Electric Blues
Occupations:  Musician
Instruments:  Vocals, Electric Guitar

Tinsley Ellis is an American Blues Musician from Atlanta, Georgia.  He grew up and love by listening to British Invasion Bands such as:  The Yardbirds, The Animals, The Rolling Stones, Peter Green and Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, and Cream.  He played Electric Blues Guitar and often compared to Stevie Ray Vaughan Style Blues Rock, also like Freddie King, B.B. King and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.  He has shared stages with Warren Haynes, Widespread Panic, The Allman Brothers Band, Otic Ruch, Willie Dixon, Son Seals, Koko Taylor Albert Collins, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmy Thackery.

Title:  Winning Hand  (2018)
Genre:  Blues, Blues Rock, Modern Electric Blues
Label:  Alligator Records
Rating:  *****

Tracks:

 1.  Sound Of A Broken Man  (4:52)
 2.  Nothing But Fine  (3:52)
 3.  Gamblin' Man  (5:59)
 4.  I Got Mine  (4:14)
 5.  Kiss This World  (3:56)
 6.  Autumn Run  (6:12)
 7.  Satisfied  (2:49)
 8.  Don't Turn Off The Light  (4:41)
 9.  Dixie Lullaby  (3:15)
10. Saving Grace  (8:49)

Personnel:

Tinsley Ellis:  Guitars, Vocals
Kevin McKendree:   Organ, Piano, and Baritone Guitar on Track 2
Steve Mackey:  Bass
Lynn Williams:  Drums, Percussion

Winning Hand is the tribute album to Freddie King and Leon Russell by Tinsley Ellis, released on January 12, 2018 by Alligator Records.