KIRK FLETCHER
Guitar

Born in Compton, CA, Kirk Fletcher's early exposure to music came by way of playing guitar in Wilmington Street's Macedonian Church of Christ, where his father was a residing Baptist minister. Fletch's introduction to the blues came as a teenager, through his older brother Walter, and his copy of B.B. King's "Live at the Regal." By his early twenties, Fletcher had found the guidance of Al Blake, who turned him on to dozens of obscure blues recordings, and also introduced him to West Coast guitar wizard Junior Watson. Fletcher soon found himself performing around town with the likes of Janiva Magness and Lynwood Slim, eventually landing a spot in Kim Wilson's Blues Revue. He later was recruited for veteran harp man Charlie Musslewhite's band, and in 1999 released his debut "I'm Here & I'm Gone" on England's JSP label featuring the support of notable guests Jackie Payne, John Marx and Alex Schultz. Since recording the album, "Shades of Blues," under the production of Randy Chrotkoff and signing on to Delta Groove, Fletcher has been dividing his time between touring and recording with both the Hollywood Blue Flames and the Fabulous Thunderbirds, as well as performing solo dates with his own band at his regular stomping grounds, The Café Boogaloo in Hermosa Beach, CA. He is now a regular in The Mannish Boys lineup.