Jimmy Wolf is a blues singer-songwriter and guitarist from New York. He identifies as a Turtle Clan Mohawk from upstate New York, and his music draws on delta and Chicago blues, 1950s rock and roll, and rhythm and blues.

Style and performance

His playing and vocals are described in terms of a hard-edged blues sound, combining overdriven guitar and a rough, forceful voice with older blues and rock forms. He works across blues, blues rock, dirty blues and guitar-led blues material.

Career and performances

Wolf tours with Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins, Bill Doggett and Larry “Texas Flood” Davis. He also shares stages with Buddy Guy, Jr. Wells, Albert King, Albert Collins, Johnny Copeland, Millie Jackson and Little Johnny Taylor.

He spends five years living in Memphis, where he becomes a regular on Beale Street, performing in clubs and at Handy Park with groups including Big-T, Jimmy Ellis, Fred Saunders, Jerome Miller, Ringo Jukes, Harry Bridgewater, Big Jerry and Levi Williams.

Awards and nominations

Wolf receives four nominations for Best Blues Recording at the Native American Music Awards in 1999, 2000, 2008 and 2009. He also receives Best Blues Recording nominations at the Syracuse Area Music Awards in 2008 and 2009. In 2008, he receives a First Nations Composer & American Composers Forum Grant for outstanding performance and lasting contribution, and he wins Best Blues Release at the 10th annual Native American Music Awards.