Curtis Salgado
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About
Known for such albums as Soul Shot, Strong Suspicion, and Clean Getaway, this soul, R&B, and blues vocalist and harmonica player was the 2010 recipient of a Soul Blues Artist of the Year award. He also performed for half a decade with the band of Grammy-winning blues musician Robert Cray.
Before Fame
He decided to become a musician after attending a Count Basie performance in the late 1960s. In his teens, he began performing in bars in Eugene, Oregon.
Trivia
In 1995, he sang lead vocals for the popular Latin band Santana.
Family Life
He was born in Washington and raised in Oregon. In his early fifties, he survived liver cancer.
Associated With
He was the inspiration for comedian and actor John Belushi's Saturday Night Live Blues Brothers skit.
