Sean Costello

Quick Facts

Full Name	Sean Costello
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Apr 16, 1979(1979-04-16)
Age	45
Date Of Death	2008-04-15
Birthplace	Philadelphia
Country	United States
Birth City	Pennsylvania
Horoscope	Aries

Sean Costello Biography

Sean Costello is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on April 16, 1979 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Blues guitar virtuoso, singer who played the lead guitar on Susan Tedeschi’s smash album Just Won’t Burn, among other projects.

He was lucky to have met He was fortunate to meet Levon Helm, who encouraged him to explore sounds outside of the blues genre. whom he encouraged to look into new sounds that were not part of the blues genre.

At sixteen, Costello recorded his first album, Call The Cops (1996), already ‘displaying a flawless command of 1950s blues guitar’, in the words of music historian Tony Russell. His lead guitar work on Susan Tedeschi’s gold-selling album, Just Won’t Burn, (1998), subsequently brought him national exposure. Costello’s band later toured as Tedeschi’s backing group.

Costello honed his skills through almost constant performing, playing over 300 gigs a year and touring widely in the United States and Europe. His reputation as a brilliant live performer enabled him to play alongside blues luminaries such as B. B. King and Buddy Guy (Ma Rainey House benefit concert, Columbus, Georgia, June 1997), James Cotton (Cotton’s 64th birthday concert in Memphis) and Hubert Sumlin (South by Southwest, Austin, Texas, March 2005). When not touring, Costello made a living playing small venues in his home town of Atlanta, Georgia, such as the Northside Tavern. Richard Rosenblatt, former President of Tone-Cool Records, recalls Costello’s performances:

After his death relatives who survived him discovered that he was suffering from bipolar disorder.

Sean Costello Net Worth

Sean Costello is one of the richest Guitarist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sean Costello 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

The family relocated to Atlanta when he was young, and he was obsessed with blues, to the point that the blues was already gaining fame at the age of fourteen.

He died from an accidental drug overdose just one day before his twenty-nineth birthday.

Sean Costello (April 16, 1979 – April 15, 2008) was an American blues musician, renowned for his fiery guitar playing and soulful singing. He released five critically acclaimed albums before his career was cut short by his sudden death at the age of 28. Tinsley Ellis called him ‘the most gifted young blues guitarist on the scene… he was a triple threat on guitar, vocals and as a songwriter’.

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“His playing is shockingly deep for a 20-year old”, wrote the Allmusic guide of Costello’s second album, Cuttin’ In (2000), which was nominated for a W. C. Handy Award for Best New Artist Debut. The follow-up, Moanin’ For Molasses, was equally well received; the Allmusic guide drew attention to Costello’s “soulful voice” and his “ability to mesh blues, R&B and soul”. “Passionate… distinctive and often compelling… Costello’s vocals are most astonishing,” reported Blues Revue Magazine.

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Sean Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Sean Costello celebrates birthday on April 16 of every year.