Biography

Contact Information:
Sunny Stephens / BlueSouthTalent@aol.com
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EG Kight has a direct connection to the planet, and Mother Earth has paved a path of strength, power, and grace that EG travels every day.

Nestled in rural Georgia, EG has grown deep roots on her land, originally settled by her great-grandfather. Her passions include her music, her God, her goats, and her guitar. She is also an accomplished and published photographer. And she now adds author to her resume, with her first children’s book.

EG says what brings her joy is connecting with her fans. “It’s good for what ails you,” she says. She clearly has used that camaraderie with her fans to pull her through dark days. She has cheated death twice: once from a virus attacking her brain, and once from a pitbull attack.

These experiences only heightened her passion for music.

Sometimes in your life you get a rare opportunity to experience a legend at work. Even more rare is to meet and eventually befriend that legend. This happened for EG when she met Grammy award winning Koko Taylor, and it made a tremendous impact on her approach to music, especially the blues.

EG and Blues Hall of Famer Taylor became fast friends, and during their time together, EG learned as many lessons from Taylor as she could. Koko herself found EG’s songwriting to be so good that she included one of EG’s songs on each of her last two albums. Koko’s impact is unmistakable when you see and hear EG perform.

The earth spirit is strong with EG Kight, and the blues is alive and well. I am convinced her strength and positive outlook on life will resonate with you. It’s like taking a barefoot walk through the garden and finding a harvest full of life lessons.

Whit “Witness” Hubner III
WMOT Roots Radio 89.5fm
www.wmot.org / www.rootsradio.com

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EG Kight Trio - "Burned"
Live at Songbirds Guitar Museum, Chattanooga, TN 102919
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ldj0hm8tU

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Popularly known as “the Georgia Songbird” and imbued with the influence of the legendary Koko Taylor, EG Kight sets a standard all her own.

A singer and musician specializing in Chicago blues, she’s as classy, sassy, confident and credible as they come. That’s been proven as her past efforts alongside George Jones, B.B. King, Jerry Lee Lewis, Merle Haggard, Luther Allison, Hubert Sumlin, Taj Mahal and Pinetop Perkins will readily attest.

The winner of multiple Blues Music Award nominations, she renews her storied standing with her first album in nearly a decade. Though several of its songs are standards — Willie Dixon’s “Evil,” Robert Johnson’s classic “Come On In My Kitchen” and a singular take on Leonard Cohen’s moving “Hallelujah” in particular — they blend effortlessly with Kight’s searing and spirited originals.
The rest of her trio — guitarist Ken Wynn and drummer/percussionist/harpist Gary Porter — add adroit accompaniment, albeit in a stripped setting.

Kight provides new hues for the blues while ensuring they remain compelling and engaging all at the same time.

- American Songwriter

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As usual, Kight’s musical gumbo is on full display over these 10 new tracks. With a combination of dark, ominous swamp (“Burned”), raw acoustic Delta blues (a cover of Robert Johnson’s “Come On In My Kitchen”), Texas shuffle (“Alone Too Long”), sweet folksy country (“Tell Me”), and deep Chicago blues (“You’re Driving Me Crazy”), the disc touches plenty of rootsy bases.
There is also a nod to her late friend Koko Taylor, the Queen of the Blues, with a sizzling cover of “Evil,” a Willie Dixon tune the renowned Taylor famously recorded.

Kight is in strong, smooth, controlled voice throughout the record, with dollops of Phoebe Snow, Bonnie Raitt, and even Patsy Cline injected with a dose of Southern charm, class, and a touch of gospel. The latter is most apparent as she slips the “Oh Happy Day” chorus into her “Feelin’ a Healin’.”

Perhaps the most unusual inclusion is a cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” a well-worn, notoriously difficult to navigate tune that doesn’t fit logically into Kight’s already diverse playbook. “It always goes over really well. I’ve had so many people asking if it was on an album, so I decided to put it on one. Most of my albums have a cover tune that I love. I think it’s good for an artist to cover something. If the artist has new fans, it gives the fans something to compare the songs to — and it helps sell albums.”

Recording the 10 tracks on The Trio Sessions (seven of which are originals) went so well that Kight has material left over for future projects. “I have some more Americana tunes that I might put on an Americana album after this one.”

- Creative Loafing

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I have known and done shows with EG Kight for a number of years, and found a lot to appreciate in The Trio Sessions. For one, she has finally recorded more of her lead guitar work (I used to bug her about it when we did shows; she's a very capable blues player). Her voice never fails, and there are few if any more natural singers on the scene in any genre.

"Burned," in particular, offers some of her best lyrical expressions of dire experience's effect on behavior. It was also nice to hear her make subtle pronoun adjustments in "Evil" to reflect her actual life, instead of the longstanding tradition of simply hiding behind standard gender lyrics.

Ken Wynn and Gary Porter seem right at home in her groove. Wynn's dobro work leans more heavily on Duane than on Delta, and that works well with EG's vocalisms and delivery. The three part harmonies are sparing rather than in high focus, and I think that serves the blues content of her music as it runs parallel to Americana.

Ten or more years ago, EG was playing to a packed outdoor venue here in Huntsville, AL and was very surprised to see that her blues diety, Koko Taylor, had driven in to be in her audience. Those kinds of things stay in a performer's soul like a forehead tattoo, always available upon reflection.

It was just good to hear her sing again.

- Dave Gallaher, Talkin' the Blues with Microwave Dave
WLRH FM/WJAB FM - Huntsville, AL
WUTC FM - Chattanooga, TN