Lightnin' Malcolm

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Lightnin Malcolm has come to exemplify the modern day Deep Blues Guitar groove. Its a sound which traces back to the origins of blues, when a single guitarist rocked the house all night long. When these ancient droning patterns consisting of bass, rhythm, and lead syncopated together are plugged into modern sound systems and teamed up with driving drum beats, Malcolms guitar becomes larger than life, bringin state of the art primal Mississippi Juke Joint Blues to the big stage. This sound didnt just come out of nowhere. Born in Missouri in mid 70s, Malcolm started playing his music and traveling on the road in his late teens. He lived his music, playing night and day where ever the road took him, surviving off his versatility. “Music had been on my mind since 6 or 7, but it took till my teen years to start gettin around on my own, and you know, put it into action. I played mostly solo then, playin guitar,singing, and kick and snare drums with my feet as a 1 man band.” His travels took him all over but it was North Mississippi that he identified with most and took him in. He immediately befriended and began perfoming with many of the Legends living there such as Big Jack Johnson, Cedell Davis, R.L. Burnside, Hubert Sumlin, Honeyboy Edwards, T Model Ford, Sam Carr, Jessie Mae Hemphill, Otha Turner, Robert Belfour and many others. Over thousands of nights playing the rough and tumble juke joints, soaking up the rhythms and culture, Malcolm learned to be an alert and durable pe

top songs

albums

Foot Soldier

Renegade

Eye of the Storm

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Juke Joint Dance Party

Rough Out There

Turnt Up On Loud

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Renegade (feat. Cameron Kimbrough)

Outlaw Justice

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Crawlin Baby

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Down in the Swamp: The Very Best Contemporary Southern Blues

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Down in the Swamp: The Very Best Contemporary Southern Blues with Royal Southern Brotherhood, Samantha Fish, Louisiana Red, Devon Allman, Skinny Molly, Cyril Neville, And More

Renagade

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