Jimmy Rogers
Jimmy Rogers , actually James A. Lane (born 1924 in Ruleville , Mississippi , † December 19, 1997 ) was an American blues guitarist and composer who played in Muddy Waters' band in the 1950s .
Life
Jimmy Rogers grew up in Memphis, Tennessee . His musical role models and teachers were Big Bill Broonzy , Joe Willie Wilkins and Robert Junior Lockwood . In the 1940s, Rogers went to Chicago , where he appeared with Sonny Boy Williamson I , Sunnyland Slim and Big Bill Broonzy, among others .
In 1947 Rogers made the first recordings under his own name, but they were not published. At that time he played the second guitar with Muddy Waters , with whom he made recordings for the short-lived label Tempo-Tone from 1949 . In 1950, Chess Records released his own piece That's All Right , which was to become a blues classic. Further successes followed, including Sloppy Drunk and Chicago Bound , both in 1954. As a member of Muddy Waters' band, he played guitar in May 1952 on the harmonica instrumental hit Juke by Little Walter .
In 1955, Rogers left Waters' band to go solo. Walking by Myself was released in 1957, followed by Rock This House in 1959 . After that, Rogers largely withdrew from the music scene, as rock 'n' roll had overtaken the blues.
It wasn't until the early 1970s that Rogers returned to the studio. In 1972 he played with Leon Russell , in 1977 again with Waters. He was enthusiastically received in Europe. His son James D. Lane accompanied him on his later appearances and recordings.
In 1995, Jimmy Rogers was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame . When Rogers died in 1997, he was working on an all-star project with Eric Clapton , Stephen Stills , Jeff Healey , Taj Mahal , Robert Plant and Jimmy Page, and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards . After his death, the album was released in 1999 under the title Blues, Blues, Blues .
Web links
- Works by and about Jimmy Rogers in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Robert L. Campbell, Robert Pruter: The Tempo-Tone Label. In: hubcap.clemson.edu. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006 ; accessed on October 3, 2016 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rogers, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lane, James A. (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1924 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruleville , Mississippi , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 19, 1997 |