COREY HARRIS

Blues & Roots - Musician and Artist

About Me

Best Musician & Artist in Charlottesville

My name is Corey Harris, and I'm a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and band leader who has carved out my own niche in blues. A powerful singer and accomplished guitarist, I have appeared at venues throughout North America, Europe, Brazil, the Caribbean, West Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Want to find ...

First Foray Into Music

I began my career as a New Orleans street singer, travelling throughout the southern U.S. In my early twenties, I lived in Cameroon, West Africa for a year, which had a profound effect on my later work. I have recorded many old songs of the blues tradition while also creating an original vision of the blues by ...