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Johnson, Jimmy

LC control no.n 88619603
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Personal name headingJohnson, Jimmy
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Variant(s)Johnson, Jimmy, 1928-2022
Thompson, James, 1928-2022
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedChicago, Ill.
Birth date1928-11-25
Death date2022-01-31
Place of birthHolly Springs (Miss.)
Place of deathHarvey (Ill.)
Profession or occupationSingers Guitarists
Blues musicians
Found inHis Bar room preacher [SR] 1986?: labels (Jimmy Johnson) container (blues singer and guitarist; moved to Chicago in 1950, burst on the Chicago blues scene in 1974)
Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Johnson, Jimmy; b. James Thompson, Nov. 25, 1928, Holly Springs, Miss.; singer, guitarist, blues musician)
Washington Post WWW site, February 4, 2022 (Jimmy Johnson; d. January 31, 2022, Harvey, Ill.)
   <https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2022/02/03/jimmy-johnson-blues-guitar-dead/>
Not found inSouthern, E. Biog. dict. of Afro-Amer. and Afr. musicians; Chilton, J. WW jazz; Rock on, v. 1-3; Stambler, I. Enc. of pop, rock, and soul; Roxon, L. Rock enc.; Helander, B. Rock WW; Rolling stone enc. of rock & roll; Claghorn, C.E. Biog. dict. of jazz; Bohländer, C. Reclams Jazzführer; Feather, L. Enc. of jazz.