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Jimmy Reed

Country / region: United States
Recording years: 2013–2013
Recordings in scope: 2
Albums in scope: 2

CURRENT BROWSING SCOPE

Jimmy Reed in Electric Blues

Recordings and albums use the selected era and genre; the region confirms where this artist belongs.

Electric Blues

ARTIST STORY

Meet Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed is a solo artist associated with United States whose catalog here spans 2013–2013. The artist is connected with Blues, so genre, period and individual recordings offer useful ways into the work.

Listen for how Blues shape rhythm, voice and arrangement. A starting path includes “Big Boss Man”, “Honest I Do”. Then move to “Chicago Hit Factory: The Vee‐Jay Story 1953–1966” and “Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall” to hear how recordings are organized in a release context.

Blues

BIOGRAPHICAL FACTS

Basic information

Type: Solo artist
Country / region: United States
Birth date: September 6, 1925
Death date: August 29, 1976
Roles: Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Recording artist, Composer, Musician

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