Frankie Ballard on Love, Leaving and El Rio

Get Frankie Ballard talking about the blues, and he’ll be quick to name at least 10 of his all-time favorite bluesmen off the top of his head. “I love Lightning Hopkins, Buddy Guy, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Slim Harpo, Sonny Landreth, Sonny Boy Williamson … I can keep going forever,” he says. “I… <a href="http://www.cmt.com/news/1767312/frankie-ballard-on-love-leaving-and-el-rio/" title="Read Frankie Ballard on Love, Leaving and El Rio“>Read more »