Noah Wotherspoon found his calling at a young age, and made a name for himself as one of the leading musicians, and blues guitarists, to rein from Dayton, Ohio. Noah first began playing guitar at the age of 11, and by 15 he was fronting his own band, Noah and the Stratocats. Only a year after their incarnation, the band quickly picked up speed, and they found themselves performing in front of thousands at the prestigious, Chicago Blues Fest, where they would continue to appear for the next 8 years. It was in Chicago that Noah was discovered by Jimmy D. Lane (son of blues legend Jimmy Rogers), leading to the recording and release of his debut album on APO Records “Buzz Me”, featuring the legendary Hubert Sumlin. Since then, Noah has lived multiple musical lives, exploring various styles and earning a reputation also as a prolific and compelling songwriter. Over the years, he’s opened up for icons such as: Leon Russel, Boz Scaggs, Chris Isaak, John Hammond, Joe Bonamassa, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang. Savoy Brown and has performed, and/or recorded with, a wide range of his heroes, including Bobby Blue Bland, Hubert Sumlin, Hiram Bullock, Will Lee, and Big Bill Morganfield, to name a few. In 2015, Noah received the Albert King Award for Best Guitarist at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, TN, and the Noah Wotherspoon Band placed 2nd overall. Shortly after, the band began performing at venues and festivals around the world, touring Eastern Europe multiple times, performing in Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Austria, as well as headlining both the Reykjavik Blues Festival in Iceland and the Salva Jazz & Blues Festival in Salvatierra, Mexico. The NWB have released 2 albums, ‘Mystic Mud’ and ‘Mobile Juke House Theater' and have a live album coming out this year. The current NWB line-up features Da’Rosa Richardson on keyboards, Tom Rastikis on bass, Brian Aylor on drums and the Just Strange Brothers Horns from Cincinnati on select shows. Noah has also conducted a number of guitar workshops globally in conjunction with performing at a wide range of venues and blues festivals including one this year in Chicago with blues legend Johnny Burgin. In 2023, Wotherspoon launched “The Mobile Woodshed,” an online guitar workshop series that discusses the lives and guitar styles of artists that have inspired him. - Contributing Writer, Khrys Blank