Eric Bibb

Eric Charles Bibb was born on 16 August 1951 in New York City and grew up in a musical family that included his father, Leon Bibb, and his uncle, pianist John Lewis. He learned guitar at seven, studied psychology at Columbia, and moved to Paris in 1970, where he met guitarist Mickey Baker. His early releases, Ain’t It Grand (1972) and Rainbow People (1977), established him in the American blues scene. In 1997 he issued Me to You on Code Blue, followed by albums on Opus 3, Ruf, and Telarc such as Home to Me (1999), Roadworks (2000), A Ship Called Love (2005), and Spirit I Am (2008). Bibb collaborated with Taj Mahal, Odetta, and Mamadou Diabate, touring worldwide. He received several W.C. Handy Award nominations, including Acoustic Blues Album of the Year for Spirit and the Blues (2000) and A Ship Called Love (2006), and earned a Grammy nomination for Shakin’ a Tailfeather. Following albums, including Migration Blues (2017), Riders in the Wind (2023) and One Mississippi (2026), continue to blend traditional blues with global influences.