Jazz Gillum

Jazz Gillum
Born: Sep 11, 1904 in Indianola, MS
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Died: Mar 29, 1966 in Chicago, IL
Styles: Chicago Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Country Blues, Prewar Blues
Biography: Next to John Lee "Sonny Boy" Williamson, no harmonica player was as popular or as much in demand on recording sessions during the '30s as Jazz Gillum. His high, reedy sound meshed perfectly on dozens of hokum sides on the Bluebird label, both as a sideman and as a leader.

Born in Indianola, Mississippi

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