Jimmy Johnson

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Jimmy Johnson performs onstage at the Chicago Blues Festival in Chicago, Illinois on June 7, 2019

Jimmy Johnson was a contemporary of Buddy Guy – and the ultimate example of a Chicago blues virtuoso who ventured well outside the box

By Joel A. Siegel published

Brother of acclaimed guitarist Syl Johnson, the late Jimmy Johnson was a singular player who was a mainstay of his city's legendary blues scene, and wowed onstage into his 90s

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Muscle Shoals guitarist Jimmy Johnson dead at 76

By Richard Bienstock published

Johnson worked with everyone from the Rolling Stones to Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aretha Franklin to Wilson Pickett

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