Alvin Youngblood Hart in Hengelo

Alvin Youngblood Hart is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, born in Oakland in 1963, who plays country blues, folk, blues rock and electric blues. His 1996 debut album, Big Mama’s Door, established his approach to early blues material, while Territory and Start with the Soul extended his repertoire into country, folk and hard rock. In 2003, Alvin Youngblood Hart performed at the Salute to the Blues concert at Radio City Music Hall, filmed for Lightning in a Bottle. He later joined Jimbo Mathus and Luther Dickinson to form South Memphis String Band, and the trio recorded and toured together under that name.