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Feel the energy of Solomon Hicks, the 29-year-old guitar sensation, labeled a “guitarist to watch” by WXPN. A prodigy since picking up the guitar at age six, Hicks blends blues, jazz, and rock with soulful vocals and jaw-dropping technique. His debut album Harlem, produced by Grammy-winner Kirk Yano, earned him the 2021 Blues Music Award for Best Emerging Artist. He’s shared the stage with icons like Jeff Beck, Ringo Starr, and Mavis Staples, wowing audiences around the world with his electrifying performances. A favorite at Caramoor’s 2024 American Roots Music Festival, this rising star returns to breathe new life into classic sounds in our Music Room.
Solomon Hicks, aka King Solomon Hicks, the 28-year-old guitar phenom from New York City was invested in music from a very young age. Growing up in Harlem, he was constantly surrounded by music. Solomon witnessed performances that made a significant impact on his ambitions as amusician and he says: “When you’re around good musicians, it gives you that spark. Being around those types of musicians also taught me to NOT be the fastest guitar player. I wanted to be the one who knew the most riffs and drew on a lot of knowledge so I could play anything and with anyone.”
Solomon won the 2021 Blues Music Awards for Best Emerging Artist for his 2020 CD release, Harlem, on Provogue Records. The set, produced/recorded by multiple Grammy Award winner Kirk Yano (Miles Davis, Public Enemy, Mariah Carey), showcases Hicks as a writer, player, and interpreter.
He was WXPN’s “Artist To Watch” for August 2020. His original song “421 South Main” made the Top 20 Blues songs of 2020 on Spotify, and the song “What the Devil Loves” still gets spins on “Sirrus Bluesville” Radio.
Has performed on KISS Kruise V, Joe Bonamassa’s Blues Alive at Sea [2017 & 2019]. He’s shared stages with Buddy Guy, Samantha Fish, Tony Bennett, Jeff Beck, Ringo Starr, Jimmie Vaughn, Beth Hart, Mavis Staples, Robert Cray, Eric Gales, Norman Nardini, and many others. He is a member of the Blues Foundation in Memphis and has been a judge in the Memphis International Blues Challenge. He paid his own success forward by teaching music for the Children’s Aid Society and working with the Harlem Arts Alliance and the New York City Jazz Mobile.
Solomon released a new record in 2024 on Provogue/Mascot Records.
To learn more about Solomon Hicks, please visit his website.
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