Ghost Town Blues Band

The Ghost Town Blues Band tout themselves as "not your grandpa's blues band," which is a way to convey that the Memphis-based collective accentuate their roots with funk, soul, New Orleans jazz, rock jams, and hip-hop. Their blues-based fusion combined with a dynamic live show helped the sextet build a following through the course of the 2010s, with the group gaining momentum toward the end of the decade as their 2018 album, Backstage Pass, and its 2019 sequel Shine both placed in the upper reaches of Billboard's Blues chart. Led by guitarist/singer Matt Isbell and featuring ...