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Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers
Born: Jun 3, 1924 in Ruleville, MS
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Died: Dec 19, 1997 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues
Styles: Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues
Biography: Guitarist Jimmy Rogers was the last living connection to the groundbreaking first Chicago band of Muddy Waters (informally dubbed the Headhunters for their penchant of dropping by other musicians' gigs and "cutting their heads" with a superior onstage performance). Instead of basking in worldwide veneration, ...Read full biography
Blues Blues Blues
Blues Blues Blues
Released: 1998
Label: Atlantic Records
Critics' Rating:
Jimmy Rogers was very much a musician's musician -- the kind of guitarist that earned accolades from contemporaries and successors alike -- yet one who never wins a wide, mainstream audience. Blues Blues ...Read full review
Blue Bird
Blue Bird
Released: 1994
Label: JVC/XRCD
Critics' Rating:
This was Jimmy Rogers' last "proper" Chicago blues album, and it deservedly won a W.C. Handy Award in 1995. There are no moonlighting rock stars here; they would come out in droves for Rogers' subsequent ...Read full review
More The Jimmy Rodgers All Stars albums: Main Albums (13), Compilations (12)
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