Mr. Sipp

2024 Grammy-winning artist, Mr. Sipp, is the alter ego of gospel guitarist Castro Coleman. One of the hottest names in the blues world, Mr. Sipp made his debut on Malaco Records in 2015.

Castro Coleman was born August 25, 1976 to Johnelle and the late Vera Coleman in the small town of McComb, Mississippi. He began playing the guitar at the tender age of six. Through hard work and perseverance, Mr. Sipp has become a Delta Blues force to be reckoned with! Being recognized for his amazing vocals, songwriting ability, musicianship, ability to produce records and entertain Fans with an upbeat, outlandish show all make Mr. Sipp “The Total Package.” Above all of that, Mr. Sipp is a God-fearing family man. With over 125 recording credits to his name, Mr. Sipp has played on over 50 national recordings with several Grammy-nominated projects.

Mr. Sipp is the 2014 International Blues Challenge winner by way of the Vicksburg Blues Society as well as the 2014 Gibson Best Guitarist Award winner. The same year Castro was given the Bobby Rush Entertainer of the Year Award by the Jus’ Blues Foundation. In 2015, he won several Jackson Music Awards including International Male Blues Artist, Blues Artist of the Year, and Entertainer of the year.

He was the 2016 BMA Best New Artist Album winner and the Spirit of Little Walter Award winner. The same year, Castro was the first blues artist to have his handprint inducted into the Wall of Fame in Fredrikshavn, Denmark. For the 25th Annual Living Blues Awards, he won the Best Blues Album of 2017 New Recordings Award (Contemporary Blues) with Knock a Hole In It, and in 2018 he won the National Blues Artist of The Year award at 44th Annual Jackson Music Awards.

In 2014, Mr. Sipp was cast in the James Brown movie, Get On Up. in 2016 he was casted as the young B.B. King on three episodes of the CMT series Sun Records and in 2021 he was casted as a blues singer and musician in the movie Texas Red performing one of his original songs from his new album, Sippnotized, with special arrangements for the movie.

Mr. Sipp was nominated for a 2024 Grammy in the Best Traditional Blues Album category for The Soul Side of Sipp, and the same year, the Count Basie Orchestra (under the direction of Scotty Barnhart) won a Grammy for Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album for Basie Swings the Blues. Mr. Sipp performed on two tracks, “Let’s Have a Good Time” and “Dirty Mississippi Blues.”

Mr. Sipp spent more than 25 years in the gospel music business as a recording artist and a producer. Since his big win at the International Blues Challenge in 2014 and the release of his debut blues CD, It’s My Guitar, the music community has been a Buzz and welcomed him with open arms. He fills venues, theaters and festivals all over the world with his second Malaco multi-award-winning album The Mississippi Blues Child (2015). In 2017, with Knock a Hole In It he shared his music all over the planet from France to Switzerland, Netherlands, Spain, Brazil, and the United States, and in April 2021 he “Sippnotized” the world in the middle of the pandemic.

In 2025, Mr. Sipp is a force to be reckoned with and is one of the top performers on the blues and roots scene.