(1925-09-06)September 6, 1925 Dunleith, Mississippi, U.S.
Died
August 29, 1976(1976-08-29) (aged 50) Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres
Blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
songwriter
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
harmonica
Years active
1940s–1976
Labels
Vee-Jay
Musical artist
Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976)[1] was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues[2] was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (1960), "Big Boss Man" (1961), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine's R&B and Hot 100 singles charts.[3]
Reed influenced many other musicians, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., and the Rolling Stones, who recorded his songs.[4] Music critic Cub Koda describes him as "perhaps the most influential bluesman of all," due to his easily accessible style.[4]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 2062/3. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
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