Jazz Articles about Chris Cain

Chris Cain: King of the Blues

by Jack Bowers
July 27, 2016

Presumably, the title of singer / guitarist Chris Cain's new CD, King of the Blues, refers not to Cain himself but to one of his idols, the legendary bluesman B.B. King, who passed away in May 2015. Cain, who was born and raised in San Jose, CA, attended his first B.B. King concert at age three, and among the album's nine tracks are a pair written by King, “Whole Lotta Lovin'" and “So Excited." Cain composed four others to complement ...