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J. B. Lenoir (/ l ə ˈ n ɔːr / luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s.
J.B. Lenoir. Atypical bluesman backed high-pitched vocals with a boogie-influenced sound tinged with traces of jazz. Read Full Biography.
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 ...
Monticello area native J. B. Lenoir (1929-1967) was best known during his lifetime for his 1955 hit “Mama, Talk to Your Daughter,” but he also played an important role in blues history because of his political engagement.
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J B Lenior was the most original Blues player whose highly political songs caused trouble, and his African beats gave a new twist to The Blues.
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