Big Jack Johnson
Johnson is a living link between contemporary modern blues and rough edged Missi
ssippi Delta Blues. This former oil truck driver, a boa fide international star,
first came to prominence playing guitar with harmonica/keyboard playing vocalis
t Frank Frost and drummer Sam Carr in the Mississippi based Jelly Roll Kings. Th
e group played raw, rocking small combo blues that drew on everyone from Jimmy R
eed to Junior Parker for inspiration. When Johnson went out on his own, his urge
nt vocals and tough, angular guitar playing were a revelation. Johnson is able t
o sound modern and rooted in tradition at the same time. His music draws on fun
k, rock, R&B and traditional Delta Blues. His songs deal with modern problems l
ike AIDS, crack addiction and violence which are apparently as endemic to rural
Mississippi as they are to America's inner cities.
Tom Heyman
Particulars About Big Jack Johnson
Artist
Big Jack Johnson
State
NY
City
Huntington Station
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