Tinsley Ellis Plays Acoustic Show at City Winery (Sun., 8/13/23)

Is Tinsley Ellis a traditional blues guitarist or a southern rock guitar blazer? Ellis has an affinity for both genres. And after all isn’t blues the mother of many styles of rock? A hard working, extremely talented guitarist, singer, songwriter and producer, he was born in Atlanta and grew up in South Florida. Ellis has recorded 20 albums and is nominated for the 2023 Blues Music Awards in both the Blues Rock Album and Blues Rock Musician categories, presented by The Blues Foundation. 2022’s Devil May Care is his latest album. In an interview with Entertainment Central earlier this year, Ellis said, “Devil May Care is my most Allman Brothers Band influenced album. They were my local band in Atlanta and South Florida where I grew up,” Ellis said. “I got on board with them while Duane Allman was still alive and followed their entire career, both watching concerts and buying albums. Then around 30 years ago they started letting me perform with them, letting me sit in with them and play.” This tour Ellis will be putting aside his Stratocaster and will be performing acoustically many of his most popular songs, plus Delta blues covers and classics by artists like Gregg Allman, Bob Dylan, and Leo Kottke, on his 1937 National Steel and 1969 Martin D-35 guitars. His performance will also include storytelling segments from his years in the music industry and the people he’s met. Catch him at one of Pittsburgh’s newest music venues, City Winery in the Terminal Building. 7:30 p.m. 1627 Smallman St., Strip District. (R.H.)

One of the guitars Tinsley Ellis will be playing on his Acoustic Songs and Stories tour is his 1937 National Steel acoustic.

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