| LC control no. | nr 89011163 |
|---|---|
| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R2985 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Reed, Jimmy, 1925-1976 |
| Variant(s) | Reed, Mathis James, 1925-1976 Reed, James, 1925-1976 Reed, Matcher James, 1925-1976 |
| Biography/History note | Individual was a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. |
| Associated country | United States |
| Associated place | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Birth date | 1925-09-06 |
| Death date | 1976-08-29 |
| Place of birth | Dunleith (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Oakland (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Vee-Jay Records |
| Profession or occupation | Singers Blues musicians Harmonica players Composers Guitarists |
| Found in | His Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall [SR] between 1961 and 1963: label (blues singer) Worth, F.L. Elvis, 1992: p. 169 (Reed, Jimmy; 1926-1976; b. Leland, Miss.) His High and lonesome [SR] 1980?: container (b. 9/6/25; d. 8/29/76) California blues [SR] 198-?: label (James Reed) Guinness ency. of pop. mus., 1992: (Reed, Jimmy; b. Mathis James Reed, Sept. 6, 1925, Leland, Miss.; d. Aug. 29, 1976, Oakland, Calif; singer, harmonica, guitar; moved to Chicago 1943-1944) Blues who's who (Reed, Mathis James "Jimmy"; b. Sept. 6, 1925, Dunleith, MS; d. Aug. 9, 1976, Oakland, CA; instruments, guitar, harmonica) African American National Biography, accessed March 22, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Reed, Jimmy; Mathis James Reed; singer, musician, songwriter, harmonica player, sailor; born 06 September 1925 in Dunleith, Mississippi, United States; was drafted into the Navy and stationed in California (1943-1945); played in clubs on the South Side of Chicago (1949); achieved hit after hit with songs like “Honest I Do,” “Hush Hush,” “Baby What You Want Me to Do?” “Big Boss Man,” and “Bright Lights, Big City" with Vee-Jay record label (1955-1961); was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1991); died 29 August 1976 in Oakland, California, United States) Reed, Jimmy. Mr. Luck, ℗2017: label (Jimmy Reed) insert (born Matcher (or Mathis) James Reed, September 6, 1925, Leland, Mississippi, died 1976, Oakland, California; blues musician (vocals, guitar, harmonica), active in Chicago) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 00062678 |
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