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    Jimmy Reed. Mathis James Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976) [1] was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues [2] was popular with a wide variety of audiences.

  2. Sep 6, 2023 · September 6, 2023. By. Scott Billington. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. The success of Jimmy Reed is one of the most fascinating in American roots music. At first listen, his lazy...

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  3. Our Jimmy Reed Songs list looks at a blues icon and one of rocks most inspiring artist and one of the origins of classic rock.

  4. September 6, 1925 in Dunleith, MS. Died. August 29, 1976 in Oakland, CA. Genre. Blues, R&B. Styles. Blues Revival, Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Early R&B. Also Known As. Mathis James Reed. Album Highlights. Jimmy Reed Biography by Cub Koda.

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  6. Apr 22, 2024 · Jimmy Reed, American singer, harmonica player, and guitarist who was one of the most popular blues musicians of the post-World War II era. His hit songs included ‘Honest I Do,’ ‘Baby, What You Want Me to Do,’ and ‘Bright Lights, Big City.’. His music was simple, accessible, and appealing.

  7. HALL OF FAME ESSAY. By Andrew Schwartz. Jimmy Reed was one of those purely American, so-called “primitive” artists who created a style so perfect in conception and execution that it could never really be improved upon. He was also a prolific hitmaker whose music acted as a kind of down-home touchstone for his African-American audience ...

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