His name is Christoffer Lund Andersen, and he\u2019s from Herre in the municipality of Bamble in Telemark, but to the entire blues world, he\u2019s simply Kid Andersen. He started out as a guitarist, but is just as well known as a producer for a number of blues stars at his Greaseland Studios in San Jose, California. <\/p>\n\n
In 2001, Kid was \u201clured\u201d to the U.S. by Terry Hanck after he recruited him as a member of the house band at Muddy Waters in Oslo. Later, he played with Charlie Musselwhite and John Nemeth, among others. In 2008, he joined Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, who performed at Dark Season Blues in 2017. Kid has also released several solo albums, and his duo album *Spirits and Soul* (2024), recorded with his wife Lisa Leuschner Andersen, won a Spellemann Award in the blues category. He has won Blues Music Awards for albums with Musselwhite and Rick Estrin & The Nightcats, and has been nominated several times\u2014most recently this year\u2014for Best Guitarist. Together with Tommy Castro, he took home the Song of the Year award this year for \u201cCan\u2019t Catch A Break.\u201d The Telemark native has also produced many albums that have won awards at the prestigious annual ceremony in Memphis. <\/p>\n\n
Kid performed at Dark Season Blues back in 2004, during the festival\u2019s second year. This time, he\u2019s bringing along musicians who also played in the house band during Muddy Waters\u2019 heyday: Billy T Band members Alexander Pettersen (drums), who was a \u201cNightcat\u201d for several years, and Bill Troiani (bass).
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