Today (September 6, 2025) would have been American Blues Legend Jimmy Reed's 100th birthday.
Biographical highlights (from Wikipedia)
- Born Mathis James Reed in Dunleith, Mississippi (Sept 6, 1925)
- Moved to Chicago (1943)
- Signed to Vee-Jay Records (1953)
- Released first single High and Lonesome (1953)
Links: Jimmy Reed, More Jimmy Reed Stories, Video above courtesy of TheBluesfan12 - Released hi first hit single You Don't Have to Go (1955)
Video above courtesy of Jimmy Reed - Released first album, I'm Jimmy Reed (1958)
- Passed away (August 29, 1976)
- Inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1980)
Here's a video of the late, great Mel Brown (who moved to Kitchener later in life) covering Jimmy's Baby What Do You Want Me To Do.
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