Vince Agwada

Vince Agwada (born May 8, 1959) is a blues guitarist/singer/songwriter from Chicago, Illinois. Vince has been a fixture on the Chicago blues scene since the early 1980s. He got his start hanging out at Theresa's, a world-renowned blues haven, and at Buddy Guy's Checkerboard, and received his blues education jamming with and backing journeymen players such as Junior Wells, Buddy Guy, Syl Johnson, Sammy Lawhorn, Louis Meyers and the late Lefty Dizz, the first to let the teen sit in, on his legendary "Blue Monday" jam sessions.

Since 1983 Vince has toured the U.S., Canada and Europe with many of the leading practitioners of Chicago style Blues including Buddy Guy, Koko Taylor, Jimmie Johnson, Son Seals, Junior Wells, Valerie Wellington, Sugar Blue, Larry McCray, Zora Young, and The Dells. In 1996 he was voted one of the top 40 Blues artists under 40 in the country by Living Blues Magazine (issue 120)

Discography:
Vince Agwada - "Eyes of the City"
Son Seals - "Live at B.L.U.E.S."
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - "Live at Nightstage" (concert video)
Sugar Blue - "In Your Eyes" (composer)
Sugar Blue & Paul Camilleri - "Vagabonding With Sugar Blue & Paul Camilleri" (composer)
Nanette Frank - "There's Room"
Chicago Beau - "My Ancestors"
Camille Houston - "Freestyle"
Bill McFarland & The Chicago Horns - "Fire Horns Alive and Live"
Ruby Harris - "Almost Home"
Ron Prince & Hard Time - "Paroled"
Tina Moore - "Time Will Tell"
Various Artists - "Live at Redbone's"

External links

* [http://www.vinceagwada.com Vince Agwada]