Freiburg Blues Festival: Destini Rawls & Kirk Fletcher

Sharon Lewis - The Voice of Chicago
Authentic. Powerful. Touching. Sharon Lewis was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and gained her first musical experience in a gospel choir. She has been a fixture on the Chicago blues scene since the early 1990s. In 2005 she founded her own band Texas Fire. Her albums The Real Deal (2011) and Grown Ass Woman (2016) were celebrated for their powerful blend of soul, R&B and blues.
She inspires with a voice that is deep and direct in equal measure, with songs about self-determination, love, everyday life and social issues. Sharon Lewis stands for energetic live performances and a clear attitude.

Kirk Fletcher - virtuosity with soul
feeling on six strings. Kirk Fletcher, born in 1975 in Bellflower, California, grew up in his father's church and found his musical origins there. Inspired by his brother, he began playing guitar at an early age and soon became an integral part of the West Coast blues scene.
He played with the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Joe Bonamassa and Eros Ramazzotti, toured with Michelle Branch and took part in Grammy-nominated productions. In 2022, he released his seventh studio album Heartache By The Pound, recorded at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals. The album combines gospel, soul and deep-rooted blues - with great feeling and a clear commitment to the dignity of the genre.
Fletcher himself says: "I am simply a bluesman. My guitar is my loudspeaker for all the things I feel and want to express."