Ra'Shad The Blues Kid

RaShad The Blues Kid is from Laurel, MS. His resume includes features in Living Blues Magazine (2022), Blues Festival Guide (2024), and Pulse Magazine (2024). In 2023, Ra’Shad was nominated for the Jus Blues “BB King of The Blues” Award. He was also inducted into The Alabama Blues Hall of Fame. In 2024, he received honorary membership to the biggest blues club in the world, Ground Zero. Ra’Shad also represented his home state at The Chicago Blues Festival in June 2024, which is the largest blues festival in the world. His career is definitely in drive and the speed is increasing. In 2025, Ra’Shad Traveled to Memphis, Tn and competed in The International Blues Challenge where he went up against bands from all over the world. Ra’Shad won 2nd place and brought home the Lee Oskar Silver Prize. This was one of the pinnacles of his musical career!! Ra’Shad is a songwriter, composer, author, and producer. He has shared the stage with artists such as “Bobby Rush”, Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Shemekia Copeland, and many more. His growth is immeasurable as he is on a blazing path to success.
Ra'Shad has managed to build many meaningful relationships and create lifelong bonds that will continue to push him to the next level of success. ​Ra'Shad states that "even though he has been doing this since 2017....”I'm still a baby in it", but with his multi-genre talented network of friends, he is well on his way to continuing to mature and produce new musical compositions for many years to come.