Johnie Lewis
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
- Johnie Lewis at Allmusic (English)
- Johnie Lewis at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Bob L. Eagle, Eric S. LeBlanc: Blues: A Regional Experience . 2013, p. 89
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Chicago Blues in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- ↑ http://www.rootsandrhythm.com/roots/BLUES%20&%20GOSPEL/blues_l2.htm
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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 |