Blues Guitarist Chris Cain

 

Nominated by the Blues Music Awards in Memphis for 2021 Best Contemporary Blues Artist and Best Blues Guitarist of the Year!

Nominated by the Blues Music Awards in Memphis for 2018 Blues Guitarist of the Year
Blues Blast Magazine Annual Awards Committee has nominated Chris Cain as Male Blues Artist of the Year and his self-titled album, Chris Cain, as Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year in their annual awards
Blues Blast Magazine, Cover photo © 2018 Marilyn Stringer
Chris Cain is happy to announce he has accepted an invitation to join the GHS Strings family. Chris has been using GHS Boomers throughout his career and, despite occasional lapses using other brands, he always comes back to GHS 10-46. They consistently give him the tone he needs and do a better job of holding up to those deep bends. A big shout out to Riccardo Piccirillo for this wonderful photo.

Take some influence from B.B. King, Albert King, Ray Charles, and a pinch of Albert Collins. Add in dazzling blues and jazz guitar chops, a rich soulful baritone vocal delivering original, often wry and beleaguered lyrics with sophisticated chord changes and instrumentation, and skills on various horns and keyboards, all delivered with an uptown cool that never lacks searing passion. It all adds up to the one and only Chris Cain, who has gone from being a newcomer phenomenon bursting onto the blues scene in 1987 with a classic debut release, to being a legend, inspiration and long-established member of the blues pantheon.

Upon first discovering Cain in 1987, Guitar Player raved, "Cain is an impressive, top-notch guitarist. His full-bodied tone and surprisingly big voice packed a punch that had me reeling." The Washington Post declared, "Chris Cain is a hot-shot guitarist and a singer with the maturity of old blues masters like Bobby Bland and B.B. King." Guitar icon Robben Ford said, "Chris Cain is for real. He's a great blues player with an intensity that keeps you on the edge of your seat, wondering what he's going to do next. Plus he knows how to write a song you haven't heard before, full of humor and insight. If you like the blues you'll like Chris Cain. I am a stone fan.")

 

Cain News

Bluesman Chris Cain Raises His Profile with Alligator Debut
[04/16/2021]  April 16, 2021 | BOB RUGGIERO, Houston Press

RAISIN CAIN, BY CHRIS CAIN
[03/19/2021]  Mar 19, 2021 | Blog, CD Review by Scott Morris, Suncoast Blues Society

CHRIS CAIN TO RELEASE ALLIGATOR DEBUT RAISIN' CAIN ON APRIL 9th
[02/21/2021]  New Songs From Upcoming Albums by Chris Cain, Elvin Bishop & Charlie Musselwhite, Shemekia Copeland, Selwyn Birchwood and Curtis Salgado

ALLIGATOR RECORDS SIGNS BLUES MASTER CHRIS CAIN
[06/22/2020] Chris Cain is a hot-shot guitarist and a singer with the maturity of blues masters like Bobby Bland and B.B. King.  Jan 2019
—The Washington Post

Video Review
Paradise - Plugged In and Turned on  Jan 2019

KCAT TV 15
Jazz Tonight Featuring Chris Cain - Interview  Oct 15, 2018

talkinblues
Talkin’ Blues podcast episode 115 - Chris Cain
A conversation with blues and jazz multi-instrumentalist, Chris Cain  Jun 28th, 2018

Soul Bag Magazine – France
Chris Cain interview  Mar 17, 2018

Blues Blast Magazine
Chris Cain – Self Titled | Album Review  Oct 8, 2017

Times-Herald Arts & Community
Cain is Able -- Posted by John Sollenberger  Apr 27, 2017

Times-Herald Arts & Community
A&E SOURCE: Chris Cain has an axe to grind at the Empress  Feb 15, 2017