Christoffer Andersen Musical artist
Christoffer "Kid" Andersen (born January 15, 1980) is a Norwegian blues guitarist. Andersen moved to the United States as a 21 year old in 2001, and became a figure on the West Coast blues scene. He played in Charlie Musselwhites band and got a Blues Music Award (formerly W.C. Handy Award) for best contemporary blues album for Charlie Musselwhite's Delta Hardware. When Little Charlie Baty retired from touring, Andersen took his place as guitarist in the Nightcats, and the new name of Rick Estrin & the Nightcats was formed. Andersen also has done extensive touring with Elvin Bishop on the Red Dog Speaks Tour.In 2013, Andersen was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Gibson Guitar' category. In 2014, he was nominated for a Blues Music Award in the 'Best Instrumentalist – Guitar' category.
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Career started | 1998 |
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Background | Non vocal instrumentalist |
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