Al Hill is what blues, rock, country and jazz have in common. Thumping a shuffle, rocking the 88s, or honeydripping a ballad, his American roots music grabs a careening modern world and brings it back to earth. No nostalgia, just good funky music with reverence for the great ones.

Al's debut CD “Willie Mae” blended blues, soul and some expert boogie-woogie on eight rootsy originals and four reworked classics. "Willie Mae" was voted "Best CD" at the Motor Cities Blues Awards in '99, Al and his band won the "Best Unsigned Band" competition, held at Buddy Guy's Legends in Chicago in 2000, and Al was voted "Outstanding Blues Artist" at the Motor City Music Awards in 2005.

In 2002, Al was named music director for Grammy-nominated recording artist Bettye Lavette. Since then, the Lavette band has played festival and concert venues throughout North and South America, Europe, Africa and Japan, with Al often opening the show. The Lavette band has performed on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, the Late, Late Show with Craig Ferguson, and Austin City Limits.

Al lives in East Nashville with his wife, singer/songwriter Whit Hill and a couple of oversized dogs. When not touring with Ms. Lavette, Al accompanies Whit in her alt-folk-country band The Postcards, releasing "We Are Here" in 2003, and "Farsighted" three years later. He also finds time to perform his own songs, record in his studio (aptly named "The Doghouse"), collaborate with friends, and work as a freelance sideman.

A sampling of artists Al has performed or recorded with include Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Johnny Johnson and Wanda Jackson, Lazy Lester, Marva Wright, Detroit blues luminaries Johnnie Bassett, Alberta Adams and Sir Mack Rice, T. Graham Brown, Luther Allison, Buddy Guy, Kermit Ruffins, Harper, and rockabilly legend Sleepy LaBeef.