Miami-raised Albert Castiglia served an apprenticeship while backing legendary blues musician Junior Wells.
He later went on to work with singer Sandra Hall. Never content to allow himself to be confined to any particular category, he embarked on a solo career that’s yielded many critically-acclaimed albums and consist kudos for his exceptional instrumental prowess, his searing vocals, and live performances that have dazzled audiences from coast to coast. It’s little wonder that Miami’s New Times lauded him as South Florida’s “Best Blues Guitarist” or that USA Today was inspired to remark “It’s a revelation to discover the thrilling retro-electric blues from this astonishing young guitarist.”
M Music & Musicians once noted, “His back-to-basics approach follows in the footsteps of those who fostered the blues in the Mississippi Delta and the smoky late-night haunts of Chicago.”
After the highly successful and critically acclaimed release of Masterpiece on Gulf Coast Records, Castiglia was nominated for two Blues Music Awards in the categories of Blues Rock Album of the Year and Blues Rock Artist of the Year and won Blues Rock Album of the Year.
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Loan Me A Dime
Little Havana Blues
Searching The Desert For The Blues
Closing Time
Have You No Shame
The Day The Old Man Died
Big Toe
Hurricane Blues
Freddies Boogie
Going Down Slow
Bad Avenue
Sleepless Nights Solid Ground
Sway
Blues Caravan – Albert Castiglia, Laurence Jones, Christina Skjolberg – Sweet Home Chicago