Christone “Kingfish” Ingram (Photo: Rory Doyle) If ever there were a time for the blues, it was 2020. In the United States, more than 300,000 people died, and many times more were sickened, by COVID-19, a disease that disproportionately affects people of color. In its wake, the economy collapsed. Millions lost work, businesses failed, entire industries were shuttered. Although billionaires managed to get richer, the poor and middle class struggled to put food on the table, with long lines at food banks from coast to coast. The nation endured a deeply divisive election—a fight that continued long after the votes had been counted.