Johnie Lewis

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Johnie Lewis (born October 8, 1908 in Eufaula , Barbour County , Alabama ; † October 6, 1992 in Chicago ) was an American country blues and gospel musician ( vocals , guitar , also harmonica , kazoo ).

Live and act

Lewis grew up on a farm near Eulala in Alabama and Georgia . He spent most of his adult life in Chicago, where he moved in the 1930s and performed in small clubs. His musical role models were Tampa Red , Barbecue Bob and Blind Lemon Jefferson . Through his main job as a house painter , he made the acquaintance of filmmaker Harley Cokliss , who was making a documentary about the Chicago Blues . His appearance in the film, in which he introduces songs like Hobo Blues and When I'm Gone , led to recording sessions for Arhoolie Records in the early 1970s and the LP Alabama Slide Guitar . The Chicago album contained a number of country blues and spirituals such as You Gonna Miss Me , I Got to Climb a High Mountain , and My Little Gal (with Charlie Musselwhite ), all of which were dedicated to Martin Luther King .

His song material consisted mostly of traditional songs, which he accompanied with the guitar and used slide guitar effects. Allmusic describes him as a decent, rather average singer and guitarist in the rural southern style .

Lexical entry

  • Robert Ford: A Blues Bibliography . Routledge Music Bibliographies, 2008, 634
  • Edward Komara, Peter Lee: Blues Encyclopedia , 2004, 599

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience . 2013, p. 89
  2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from December 27, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.arhoolie.com
  3. ↑ Chicago Blues in the Internet Movie Database (English)
  4. ↑ http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_l2.htm
personal data
SURNAME Lewis, Johnie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American blues musician
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH at Eufaula, Alabama , Barbour County , Alabama , Alabama
DATE OF DEATH October 6, 1992
Place of death Chicago