Bernard Allison

Bernard Allison is the guitar-slinging bluesman offspring of legendary blues guitarist Luther Allison. The younger, Paris-based Allison is an energetic showman performing some 250 dates annually, as well as a prolific recording artist. His playing style incorporates vintage and modern Chicago and Texas blues, R&B, and roots rock. His debut album, The Next Generation, appeared in 1990. Between 1995's Funkifino and 2006's Energized: Live in Europe, he issued nine albums for Ruf Records and was a featured soloist on others. He also issued one-offs for Tone Cool (Across the Water, 2000) and Cooking Vinyl (Storms of Life, 2002). Allison returned to Ruf for 2018's Let It Go. Following a touring hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, he returned to studio recording with 2022's Highs & Lows. In 2024 he issued the double-length compilation Luther's Blues, drawn from his own recordings of his father's compositions.