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Oli Mississippi MacDonald UK Blues Federation 4x Blues Award Winner, Uk Blues Hall of Famer, Soul-Blues singer/songwriter/guitarist, fronting a four piece band, from London, England. He has been playing since he was 11 years old and has travelled extensively on the US blues trail, meeting, amongst others, Pinetop Perkins, Willie Big Eyes Smith, Otis Clay and BB King. Since his standout 2023 album Heavy State Loving Blues MacDonald has been cultivating new roots in the blues and moves into his Memphis period with a new album Hard Luck And Trouble released 2024.
Heavy State Loving Blues, he was appraised by Blues In Britain Magazine as “one of finest modern bluesmen in the U.K. and on this release he’s excelled in all areas.”
“Contemporary British bluesman Mississippi MacDonald proves he’s as legit as they come on his hard-charging new record HSLB…a compelling, engaging artist who is going to make a lot of new friends with this record. Make sure you’re one of them” Rock and Blues Muse
“Mississippi MacDonald represents the next generation of great guitarists who hail from the UK…wholly authentic, he’s earned the right to claim the name” Living Blues, USA
“Hell Yeah!….fabulous, very Albert King circa his Stax days and in my world, it doesnt get much better than that”, Blues Matters!
“Superior soul-blues singing and songwriting” Mojo, Issue 345
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