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Johnny Jones

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Born in:Edes, Tennessee,
United States of America
Year of Birth:1936
Year of death:2009

Biography

(source: wikipedia)

Little Johnny Jones (born Johnnie Jones; November 1, 1924November 19, 1964) was an American Chicago blues pianist and singer, best known for his work with Tampa Red, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James.
Jones was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, in 1924, and was a cousin of Otis Spann. He arrived in Chicago in 1945 in the company of Little Walter and "Baby Face" Leroy Foster and soon replaced pianist Big Maceo Merriweather in Tampa Red's band after... more

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  • John D. Jones Jr
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