Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

From smoking slide guitar boogies to raw-boned Chicago shuffles to the deepest slow blues, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Lil’ Ed Williams is an awe-inspiring master bluesman. He and his blistering, road-tested band, The Blues Imperials – guitarist Mike Garrett, bassist James "Pookie" Young, drummer Kelly Littleton – are celebrating 20 amazing years together.

Live, Lil’ Ed And The Blues Imperials simply can't be beat as Ed breaks out the deepest back-bends, the highest toe-walks, and the most authentic electric slide-guitar blues being played today.

Not since the heyday of Hound Dog Taylor & The HouseRockers has a Chicago blues band made such a consistently joyous, rollicking noise.

You can find out more about Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials on their Alligator Records website.