Calvin Jones (blues musician)
Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (born June 9, 1926 in Greenwood , Mississippi , † August 9, 2010 in Southaven , Mississippi) was an American blues musician who played bass .
Jones learned the double bass and violin at a young age . He worked with Willie "Big Eyes" Smith for a long time , first for nearly two decades in Muddy Waters' band ; the collaboration between the two musicians continued in the Legendary Blues Band . Even if he was always in the background as a bass player, his contribution to the Chicago blues should not be underestimated.
The musicians with whom he has performed or on whose albums he can be heard cover a wide range. Of course, the blues plays a major role (for example with James Cotton and Otis Spann ), but he was also part of Kirsten Childs' musical production Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin .
In the film The Blues Brothers he can be seen as a musician in the scene in which John Lee Hooker gives a concert on the street.
Discographic notes
- Nighthawks: Jacks & Kings, Vols. 1-2 (1978)
- James Cotton: Mighty Long Time (1991)
- Paul Oscher: Alone With The Blues (2004)
- Eartha Kitt: Live from the Cafe Carlyle (2006)
- Otis Spann: Heritage of the Blues / I Wanna Go Home (CD, 2003, remastered)
- James Reese Europe: James Reese Europe's 369th US Infantry “Hell Fighters” Band (CD, 1996)
- Wilbur Sweatman: Recorded in New York 1916–1935 (CDs, 2005)
- Senti Toy: How Many Stories Do You Read On My Face? (CD, 2006)
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/profiles/calvin-fuzz-jones/
- ↑ http://www.bluesbrotherscentral.com/profiles/calvin-fuzz-jones/
- ↑ http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/calvin-fuzz-jones/450244
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jones, Calvin |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jones, Fuzz (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician (bass) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Greenwood, Mississippi |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 2010 |
| Place of death | Southaven , Mississippi |