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J. B. Lenoir ( / ləˈnɔːr / luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) [1] [2] was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s. Life and career. Lenoir was born in Monticello, Mississippi. [3] [4] His full given name was simply "J. B."; the letters were not initials. [5] .
J.B. Lenoir Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & More... | AllMusic. Atypical bluesman backed high-pitched vocals with a boogie-influenced sound tinged with traces of jazz. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1950s - 1960s. Born. March 5, 1929 in Monticello, MS. Died. April 15, 1967 in Champaign, IL. Genre. Blues. Styles.
Learn about the life and music of J.B. Lenoir, a Monticello native and a political blues singer who recorded in Chicago. Find out how he influenced the civil rights movement and the blues genre with his songs and his cousin Byther Smith.
J.B. Lenoir. Profile: American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active on the Chicago blues scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Born 5 March 1929 in Monticello, Mississippi; died 29 April 1967 in Champaign, Illinois, of internal bleeding (and/or a heart attack) from injuries he had suffered in a car crash three weeks earlier, which had not been ...
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