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Wayne Yancy Jones, aka Tail Dragger, was created in Altheimer, AR, in 1940. He was raised by his grandparents and was affected as a kid by the electrical Chicago blues of Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, and specifically Chester Burnett, the Howlin’ Wolf. Jones was a Howlin’ Wolf devotee, because …

Exhibiting truly amazing longevity which was commensurate along with his powerful, imposing physical build, Sunnyland Slim’s status like a beloved Chicago piano patriarch endured lengthy after the majority of his peers experienced perished. For a lot more than 50 years, the towering Slim experienced rumbled the ivories round the Windy …

His put on the honor move of Chicago blues harpists way back when assured, Carey Bell truly arrived to his own within the ’90s being a bandleader with terrific discs for Alligator and Blind Pig. He discovered his exclusive harmonica riffs through the Windy City’s absolute best (both Walters — …

Lurrie Bell was created on Dec 13, 1958, in Chicago. His popular dad, harpist Carey Bell, experienced him training on guitar like a wee lad. By 1977, he was documenting with his father and playing behind a number of established celebrities, tabbed by many observers at that time like a …