Kirk Fletcher is a contemporary electric blues guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. His sound straddles the line between Chicago and Texas electric blues styles, vintage soul, and R&B. Since releasing I'm Here & I'm Gone, his 1999 debut, the guitarist has worked as both solo artist and sideman. He has played with a host of blues luminaries including Charlie Musselwhite and Joe Bonamassa. His 2003 offering Shades of Blue was widely celebrated for its stable of alternating vocalists including Kim Wilson, Janiva Magness, and Finis Tasby. After a four-year stint as lead guitarist for the Fabulous Thunderbirds, he returned to the solo spotlight with 2010's My Turn. Fletcher self-released 2014's Burning Blues: Live at the Baked Potato and 2018's Hold On, which drew laudatory critical attention. 2020's My Blues Pathway appeared from Cleopatra Blues.