McIntyre Hall Presents: True Blues With Corey Harris & Alvin Youngblood Hart

MacArthur Grant recipient, Corey Harris and renowned musician, Alvin Youngblood Hart, chronicle the extraordinary living culture of the blues in an evening of music and conversation.

Corey Harris is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and band leader who has carved out his own niche in blues. A powerful singer and accomplished guitarist, he has appeared at venues throughout North America. Europe, Brazil, The Caribbean, West Africa, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.

Alvin Youngblood Hart is the cosmic American love child of Howlin Wolf and Link Wray! Known as a "musician's musician", Hart's praises have been sung by everyone from Bob Dylan to Brit guitar gods Eric Clapton and Mick Taylor. A devout follower of the "no barriers" approach carved out by veteran performers like Gatemouth Brown and the late/great Doug Sahm, he aims to delight the masses and points to challenge the so-called blues purists.

Both Corey Harris and Alvin Youngblood Hart were featured in Martin Scorcese's "The Blues: A Musical Journey," which followed Corey on a roots journey to West Africa. Alvin contributed, as well, to Wim Wenders' "The Soul of a Man" and Denzel Washington's "The Great Debaters."