About Super Chikan
Super Chikan says he was "hatched" on February 16, 1951 in Darling, Mississippi, a stone's throw from the famous Crossroads in Clarksdale. Too young to work in the fields, he spent his days working with the chickens. He was fascinated by their sounds and soon discovered he had a keen ear for noticing the slightest nuances. It wasn't long before friends and family alike were calling him "Chikan Boy". With his trademark wit and sense of humor, Chikan not only accepted the title willingly, he took it as a badge of honor.
At thirteen, Chikan bought his first acoustic guitar from the Salvation Army store in Clarksdale. He was fascinated with the styles of Jimmy Reed, Elmore James, Lightnin' Hopkins, and Slim Harpo. He eventually learned to play bass, guitar, piano, and harmonica. He also wrote his own songs. Chikan also discovered his talent for painting early. Again, never to be one to follow the traditional path, his art demanded its own unique canvas, and what better canvas than guitars created by Chikan himself.
Using discarded five-gallon military gas cans, Chikan crafted what he now calls his Chik-can-tars. Scenes of the Delta flowed from his brush onto the instruments, and no two are alike. He started creating pictorial road maps that directed an observer to another time. His Chikantars were symbols of a life of making do with what one had in order to give voice to one's talent. They are as authentic and original as the Blues itself.
In 1997 Chikan produced an award-winning debut album, Blues Come Home To Roost. This would be followed by two more albums, What you See in 2000, and Shoot That Thang in 2001. Winner of five Living Blues Critics Awards and a 1998 W.C. Hand Award Nominee for "Best New Blues Artist˛. In 2004, Chikan was nominated and received the coveted Mississippi Governor's Award for Excellence in the Arts.
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