“662”
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram
THIS FUN, NEW rock and roll song by young blues lion Christone “Kingfish” Ingram features the talented electric guitarist/vocalist celebrating his musical-cultural roots and jamming out with his rhythm section and traditional tube-driven Fender guitar-and-amp tone.
Playing in the time-honored key of A and at the bright tempo of 158 beats per minute, Kingfish attacks pretty much all of his quarter- and eighth-note rhythms with downstrokes, Chuck Berry-style, which gives his riffs and licks a consistently punchy attack. While it may seem counterintuitive to not alternate-pick the eighth notes at this tempo, which would require less effort, the guitarist instead jabs/pummels the
