11 Facts About Grady Champion

Grady Champion was born on October 10,1969 and is an American electric blues harmonicist, singer, guitarist and songwriter.

Grady Champion's influences include Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson II, and Koko Taylor.

Grady Champion was born in Canton, Mississippi, United States, the youngest of 28 children.

Grady Champion was raised on a farm in a religious household and joined his family's local church choir at the age of eight.

At the age of 15 his family relocated to Miami, Florida, and Grady Champion attended high school there for a year before the family moved back to Mississippi.

Grady Champion began playing clubs across Florida and was quickly signed to a recording contract by Shanachie Records.

Grady Champion won the 26th International Blues Challenge in 2010, and toured performing at the Chicago Blues Festival, on the Legendary Blues Cruise and at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival.

Grady Champion built his own recording facilities, Backyard Studio, beside his home in June 2014 and set up his own record label, D Champ Records, which has 2015 International Blues Challenge winner Eddie Cotton Jnr.

Grady Champion was signed by Malaco, and issued Bootleg Whiskey in September 2014.

Grady Champion wrote or co-wrote five of the tracks on the album, while the title track was penned by George Jackson.

Grady Champion had the cover story in a 2014 edition of Living Blues.