Chip Ratliff

Chip Ratliff has planted his feet solidly on funky ground. He is dedicated to taking his own unique style of Funk, Soul, and Blues to new heights. This talented bassist/writer/producer’s music has all of the great characteristics of old school funk, but it also absorbs the best of contemporary soul, rock, urban blues, jazz, and hip-hop to propel his music forward. This has led Chip into a new chapter in his music career with the formation of his original funk/soul/urban blues/rock live music project, Chip Ratliff & the DirtyBluCrue! Fueled by his own original releases, “Welcome To The Rhythm (EP)”, “Electric Chittlin’ Stew”, and “The Official Bootlegs +”, “Cafe Sing” (maxi-single), and his latest full length release, “Resilient”, Chip takes his talent, infuses it with the sophisticated funk and showmanship of Prince, the tightness of any one of James Brown’s bands, the grit and excitement of Chicago Blues, the extended live jams of a Parliament-Funkadelic show, combines it into one big pot, and serves it hot!