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Chris Beard

Rochester-based blues guitarist Chris Beard, as one of his better-known songs will tell you, was “Born to Play the Blues.” The son of Joe Beard (a great blues talent who is just beginning to be known outside of musicians’ circles but has long been admired within them), Chris picked up his first guitar at the age of five and since then has simply done what comes naturally. The first song he figured out was Booker T. & the MGs’ “Green Onions,” a stylish and funky mix that takes some real panache to play, and a choice which characterizes the kind of music he’s been drawn to throughout his career. Chris and his band play at the Lafayette Tap Room on Friday (Aug. 17) at 9pm.