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| name = Grady Champion | image = | caption = | image_size = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|10|10|mf=y}} | birth_place = Canton, Mississippi, United States | death_date = | origin = | instrument = Harmonica, guitar, vocals | genre = Electric blues[1] | occupation = Harmonicist, singer, guitarist, and songwriter | years_active = Late 1990s–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = {{URL|http://www.gradychampion.com/|Official website}} }}Grady Champion (born October 10, 1969)[1] is an American electric blues harmonicist, singer, guitarist and songwriter.[2] He has released eight albums to date. His influences include Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Koko Taylor.[3] His "rough, raspy vocals",[4] complement his "authentic Mississippi juke joint blues and... modern ultra produced dance party soul and R&B".[5]AllMusic noted that "Champion, along with young innovators like Shemekia Copeland and Shawn Pittman, is one of the brighter beacons in the future of blues music".[2] BiographyChampion was born in Canton, Mississippi, United States, the youngest of 28 children.[6] He was raised on a farm in a religious household and joined his family's local church choir at the age of eight.[2][1] At the age of 15 his family relocated to Miami, Florida, and Champion attended high school there for a year before the family moved back to Mississippi.[1] After his graduation, Champion returned to Florida and worked as a boxer and radio DJ.[2] Despite his initial background in both blues and gospel music, Champion began his professional career in the early 1990s as a rapper named MC Gold.[6] Incorporating hip hop into a blues setting, Champion learned to play the harmonica before self-releasing his debut album, Goin' Back Home (1998).[1] He began playing clubs across Florida and was quickly signed to a recording contract by Shanachie Records.[1] Tackling social issues in his self penned songs, including racial profiling and youth violence, Champion released Payin' for My Sins (1999) and 2 Days Short of a Week (2001) for the label.[2] Champion's song, co-written with Kevin Bowe, entitled "Trust Yourself" was included on Etta James' Let's Roll album (2003).[7] It won a Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album in 2003,[8][9] and also a Blues Music Award as the 'Soul/Blues Album of the Year' from the Blues Foundation in 2004. He won the 26th International Blues Challenge in 2010,[10] and toured performing at the Chicago Blues Festival, on the Legendary Blues Cruise and at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival.[1] A triple threat performer, Champion moved back to Mississippi before releasing the live album, Back in Mississippi: Live at the 930 Blues Cafe in 2010.[2] In 2011, Champion and his backing band performed at the Memphis in May event. Dreamin' followed and it was the No. 1 album on the Sirius XM's Bluesville chart,[3] earning nominations in two categories for a Blues Music Award ('Best Soul Blues Album' and 'Song of the Year' for “Thank You for Giving Me the Blues"). Tough Times Don't Last, was released a year later. Champion built his own recording facilities, Backyard Studio, beside his home in June 2014 and set up his own record label, D Champ Records, which has 2015 International Blues Challenge winner Eddie Cotton Jnr., and JJ Thames on its roster.[11] Champion was signed by Malaco, and issued Bootleg Whiskey in September 2014. He wrote or co-wrote five of the tracks on the album, while the title track was penned by George Jackson.[10] Champion had the cover story in a 2014 edition of Living Blues.[1] DiscographyAlbums
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References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|url=http://www.gradychampion.com/biography/ |title=Biography |publisher=Grady Champion |date=1969-10-10 |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 2. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite web|author=Richard Skelly |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grady-champion-mn0000196367/biography |title=Grady Champion | Biography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|author= |url=http://www.powerpresskits.com/PPKs/indexC.aspx?PPK=9332 |title=Grady Champion - Blues Electronic Press Kit - myPPK Power Press Kit |publisher=Powerpresskits.com |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=vScEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA104&dq=%22Grady+Champion%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDQQ6AEwBGoVChMI9JvkoKb8xgIVDO8UCh2eawMP#v=onepage&q=%22Grady%20Champion%22&f=false |title=JazzTimes |publisher=Books.google.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 5. ^{{cite web|last=Bowen |first=Rick J |url=http://nodepression.com/album-review/grady-champion-bootleg-whiskey |title=Grady Champion - Bootleg Whiskey |publisher=No Depression |date=2015-07-23 |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 6. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.southernsoulrnb.com/artistguide.cfm?aid=400 |title=Grady Champion - Southern Soul Music Artist |publisher=Southern Soul RnB |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lets-roll-mw0000020331|title=Let's Roll - Etta James - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic|website=AllMusic|accessdate=14 July 2018}} 8. ^{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p108438/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Bobby Murray|author=Richard Skelly |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=December 20, 2011}} 9. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.takezomusic.com/bobby_bio.htm |title=Bobby Murray's All-Star Review |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Takezomusic.com |accessdate=December 20, 2011}} 10. ^1 {{cite web|author= |url=http://www.americanbluesscene.com/2014/09/grady-champion-bootleg-whiskey/ |title=Grady Champion’s "Bootleg Whiskey" a Return to Down Home Southern Soul | American Blues Scene Magazine |publisher=Americanbluesscene.com |date=2014-09-02 |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 11. ^{{cite web|last=Burns |first=Trip |url=http://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2015/feb/25/grady-champion-new-roots/ |title=Grady Champion: New Roots | Jackson Free Press | Jackson, MS |publisher=Jackson Free Press |date=2015-02-25 |accessdate=2015-07-29}} 12. ^{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/grady-champion-mn0000196367/discography |title=Grady Champion | Discography |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2015-07-29}} External links
15 : 1969 births|Living people|American blues harmonica players|American blues guitarists|American male guitarists|American blues singers|American male singers|Harmonica blues musicians|Electric blues musicians|Songwriters from Mississippi|Blues musicians from Mississippi|People from Canton, Mississippi|Guitarists from Mississippi|20th-century American guitarists|20th-century male musicians |
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