GRAMMY® Award-winning blues, rock ‘n’ roll, soul, and R&B musician Christone “Kingfish” Ingram has announced the upcoming release of Hard Road Extended, an expanded new edition of his acclaimed third studio album arriving at all DSPs and streaming services via his own Red Zero Records on Friday, October 16. Pre-saves/pre-adds are available now.
Hard Road Extended adds four previously unheard songs to the ambitious collection, magnifying the journey with new sounds, stories, and collaborations that showcase Kingfish’s evolving artistry. Today sees the premiere of the album’s swaggering new single, “The Chase,” available everywhere now. A contemporary blues number about knowing somebody is probably bad for you and wanting them even more because of it, “The Chase” expertly brings together old-school attitude, modern soul, and Kingfish’s unmistakable sound. Kingfish leans into the tension, the games, and the romantic pursuit, riding a deep groove with plenty of swagger, humor, and of course, his signature guitar fire.
LISTEN TO “THE CHASE”
PRE-SAVE/PRE-ADD HARD ROAD EXTENDED Widely regarded as one of contemporary blues’ most dynamic live acts, Kingfish will herald the arrival of Hard Road Extended with a return visit to CBS Saturday Morning for an eagerly awaited “Saturday Sessions” performance, set to air Saturday, October 10 at 7:00 (ET) on CBS and 8:00 am (ET) on the CBS News app.  | | Courtesy photo / Photo Credit: Jen Rosenstein |
In addition, Kingfish – who last weekend lit up the stage at Monterey, CA’s venerable Monterey Jazz Festival leading an all-star Blues Jam featuring a hand-picked lineup of rising blues stars – is currently traveling North America on his ongoing Hard Road Tour, an epic international run resuming October 2 and 3 at New York City’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) and then continuing into early 2027. For complete details and ticket information, please visit www.christonekingfishingram.com/tour. Hailed by Guitar World as “a landmark album… the sound of an artist maturing, dealing with tragedy, life, and new ideas for putting a fresh twist on one of electric guitar's foundational sounds,” Hard Road sees Christone “Kingfish” Ingram looking back at his extraordinary GRAMMY® Award-winning journey thus far by lighting out for previously unexplored musical territory, infusing his signature sound with a genre-blurring approach fraught with creative urgency and heretofore untapped emotional range.
Executive Produced by Ingram and Ric Whitney for Kingfish’s newly minted Red Zero Records with production by Patrick “Guitar Boy” Hayes, Nick Goldston, and longtime collaborator Tom Hambridge, the album marks Ingram’s most sophisticated and musically ambitious collection yet, one which renews the long tradition of the blues by welding it to multiple strains of contemporary Black music. Songs like “Voodoo Charm,” “Bad Like Me,” “Nothin’ But Your Love,” and the slinky “S.S.S.” see Kingfish effortlessly uniting classic blues licks with hard rock, no-holds-barred funk, soulful pop, and velvety R&B, all with resounding immediacy and astounding eloquence. With each album, Kingfish has upped his already prodigious game, not only in his breathtaking guitar playing but in the increasing strength of his deeply personal songcraft and vocals marked by a depth of expression well beyond his 27 years. A true statement of purpose from an artist who has already made history and is only getting started, Hard Road is infused with the wisdom of someone who’s lived through transformation, seen the world, and returned home changed. WATCH “BAD LIKE ME” + “S.S.S.” MEDLEY MIX OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO A native son of Clarksdale, Mississippi — a city steeped in blues history — Christone “Kingfish” Ingram stands at the crossroads of legacy and innovation, channeling the spirit of the Delta while fearlessly reshaping its future. His guitar mastery, steeped in the tones of B.B. King, Albert King, and Buddy Guy, first turned heads when he was still a teenager. But what sets Ingram apart is how he’s expanded the form, blending in funk, soul, hip-hop, pop, and jazz to create a modern blues fusion that resonates across generations and genres. 2019’s debut album, Kingfish, topped Billboard’s “Blues Albums” for an incredible 91 weeks and earned him his first GRAMMY® Award nomination, plus three Blues Music Awards, including “Album of the Year.” Kingfish followed up with 2021’s 662, titled after his Mississippi area code, which won both the GRAMMY® Award and Blues Music Award for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” In 2023, the incendiary Live In London earned yet another GRAMMY® Award nomination, along with his second Blues Music Award for “Album of the Year” and his third consecutive win for “Best Contemporary Blues Album.” “This record comes from real-life reflection,” says Christone “Kingfish” Ingram. “I’ve been balancing fame, heartbreak, love, and relationships while trying to stay grounded, touring, creating, and maturing. These songs are about owning my story. They’re about learning to see myself clearly and seeing others with more compassion. That’s changed the way I write, the way I play, and the way I live.”
CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM HARD ROAD EXTENDED (Red Zero Records)
Release Date: Friday, October 16, 2026
TRACKLIST Truth Bad Like Me S.S.S Nothin’ But Your Love Crosses Voodoo Charm Back to LA Clearly Standing On Business Hard to Love Memphis The Chase * Train * (Still) Nothin’ But Your Love * Two. Four. Eight (Ft. Yussef Dayes) * * PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED NEW SONG |
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