Voted one of the Top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World Magazine, and certainly one of Chicago’s hottest guitar slingers, Michael Coleman has been on the Chicago music scene for more than 30 years.
A gift discovered at 4 years of age by his mother, at 8 he was performing with his father Cleo Williams; at 13 with the top 40 band Midnight Sun during the afternoon and with Johnny Dollar and Aaron Burton at night; at 14 with Johnny Christian; at 21 on the road with Muddy Waters; and at 22 touring Europe with Eddy Clearwater. In 1979 at the age of 23, Michael began his ten year tenure with The James Cotton Band.
Since 1991, with the Backbreakers backing, Michael’s opened for such greats as B.B. King, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, John Lee Hooker, and Luther Allison, to name just a few. A staple on the Chicago and European blues scene, live shows say it all and I suggest anyone who has the opportunity, catch him live in action, funky and full of unbelievable energy.
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