Alligator Records artist D.K. Harrell took home top honours at the Blues Music Awards 2026 when his Talkin’ Heavy album won Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Blues Album of the Year. Now he brings this album to the UK, performing his second ever UK show at the 100 Club, Oxford Street London on 8th July 2026.
Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter D.K. Harrell was born in 1998 in Louisiana and is one of the most formidable young stars of the current blues resurgence and sounds like no one else on the scene today. He first heard B.B. King at the age of two and started singing along. As a child he sang in a church choir, was inspired by famous blues films and received his first guitar age 12. By age 16, he was writing his own songs.
With his stinging, single-note string bending, deep soul vocals, and attention-grabbing original songs, the 27-year-old Harrell, a major draw at blues festivals around the world, is already in a league of his own.
Now, with his Alligator Records debut album, Talkin’ Heavy, D.K. Harrell cements his place among the leading voices of the new generation of blues players. This Blues Music Award-winning guitarist with a soul man’s voice and a well-earned reputation as a mesmerizing live performer.
“Jubilantly raucous, musically adventurous, biting and exploratory…enriched by unselfconscious virtuosity…a leading light of the younger generation of blues artists” -Living Blues.
“D.K. Harrell picks up the baton and carries his into the future, creating formidable electric blues.”- Vintage Guitar.
“D.K. Harrell stands tall. His mature musical conversations are inspiring…his voice custom-built for the blues. A funky soul stew of traditional music and contemporary lyrics.”- Blues Music Magazine.
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