Voted
one of the top 50 bluesmen in the world by Guitar World Magazine,
and certainly one of Chicago's hottest guitar slingers, Michael
Coleman has been a staple on the Chicago music scene for more than
30 years.
A gift
discovered at the age of 4 by his mother, at 8 he was performing
with his father Cleo Williams; at 13 with the top 40 band Midnight
Sun in the afternoon and with Johnny Dollar and Aaron Burton at
night; at 14 with Johnny Christian; at 21 on the road with Muddy
Waters, and at 22 touring Europe with Eddy Clearwater. In
1979, at the age of 23, Michael began his ten year tenure with The
James Cotton Band.
Since
1991, with the Backbreakers backing, Michael's opened for such
greats as B.B. King, Robert Cray, Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, John Lee
Hooker, and Luther Allison, to name just a few.
With 8
albums of his own, and having arranged some of the top blues hits
and albums in the world, Michael brings a lifetime of experience to
his professional, high energy, funky, bluesy,
crowd-involved show
