Johnson performing at the Chicago Blues Festival, 2009
Background information
Birth name
Jack N. Johnson
Born
(1940-07-30)July 30, 1940 Lambert, Mississippi, United States
Died
March 14, 2011(2011-03-14) (aged 70) Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Genres
Delta blues, country blues, electric blues
Occupation(s)
Musician, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar, mandolin, bass, vocals
Years active
1960–2011
Labels
Earwig Music, various
Musical artist
Jack N. Johnson,[1] known as Big Jack Johnson (July 30, 1939[1] or 1940 – March 14, 2011) was an American electric blues musician, one of the "present-day exponents of an edgier, electrified version of the raw, uncut Delta blues sound."[2][3] He was one of a small number of blues musicians who played the mandolin. He won a W. C. Handy Award in 2003 for best acoustic blues album.[3][4]
^ abEagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues - A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 203. ISBN 978-0313344237.
^Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 160. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
^ abRussell, Tony (June 1, 2011). "Blues, Big Jack Johnson obituary, One of the last of the rural deep south juke-joint bluesmen". The Guardian. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
^"2003 W.C. Handy Blues Awards Winners". billboard.com. Billboard. May 23, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2015. Acoustic Blues Album of the Year: Big Jack Johnson, "Memphis Bar-B-Que Sessions"
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