Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular ...

Jimmy Reed placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 pop charts and a total of 14 on the R&B charts, a figure that even a much more sophisticated artist like ...

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Reed has been covered by the likes of the Rolling Stones, Van Morrison and the Grateful Dead. His easygoing style inspired superstars and amateurs alike to take ...

Born Mathis (or Matcher) James Reed in Leland, Mississippi, in 1925, Reed learned the rudiments of guitar from his friend Eddie Taylor, a far more accomplished ...

Li'l Jimmy Reed is the last of the original Louisiana bluesmen. The blues was born in the deep South, a wild outcry against segregation, poverty and hard, back- ...

American blues musician and songwriter, born 6 September 1925 in Dunleith, Mississippi, USA, died 29 August 1976 in Oakland, California, USA.

Mathis James “Jimmy” Reed, one of the most influential blues artists of the 1950s and '60s, was born here on the Shady Dell plantation on September 6, 1925.

Apr 22, 2024 · Jimmy Reed, American singer, harmonica player, and guitarist who was one of the most popular blues musicians of the post-World War II era.

This book explains the JR 'sound' and offers clues to it's enduring subliminal and universal appeal.Reed worked out of Chicago in it's 50's blues heyday,and ...