Raised in Vicksburg, Mississippi, Harrell “Young Rell” Davenport began playing guitar and harmonica at age seven. He immersed himself in the rich history of the blues, studying everyone from Delta legends to Chicago blues icons on YouTube. At just 17, he made his Chicago debut, performing solo by singing and playing harmonica and guitar to a packed 500-seat theater at The University of Chicago’s Logan Center for the Arts. By the time he finished…
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