Jimmy Dawkins
James Henry “Jimmy” Dawkins (October 24, 1936 – April 10,
Jimmy Dawkins
2013) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist
and singer.[1] He is generally considered to have been a
practitioner of the "West Side sound" of Chicago blues.[2]
Contents
Career
Discography
Solo
With other artists
As sideman
References
Sources
External links
Dawkins in March 1981
Career Background information
Birth name James Henry
Dawkins was born in Tchula, Mississippi.[3] He moved to Chicago Dawkins
in 1955,[4] where he worked in a box factory, started to play in
Born October 24, 1936
local blues clubs, and gained a reputation as a session musician.
Tchula,
In 1969, thanks to the efforts of his friend Magic Sam, his first Mississippi, United
album, Fast Fingers, was released by Delmark Records. It won States
the Grand Prix du Disque from the Hot Club de France.[4][5] In Died April 10, 2013
1971, Delmark released his second album, All for Business, with (aged 76)
the singer Andrew Odom and the guitarist Otis Rush.[1]
Chicago, Illinois,
Dawkins toured in the late 1970s, backed up by James Solberg (of United States
Luther Allison and the Nighthawks) on guitar and Jon Preizler (the Genres Blues
Lamont Cranston Band, Luther Allison, and Albert King), a
Occupation(s) Musician
Seattle-based Hammond B-3 organ player known for his soulful
jazz-influenced style. Other musicians that toured with Dawkins in Instruments Guitar, vocals
the late 1970s were Jimi Schutte (drums), Sylvester Boines (bass), Years active Late 1960s–2013
Rich Kirch and Billy Flynn (guitars). Dawkins toured in Europe
Labels Delmark,
with this group of musicians. He also toured in Japan and recorded
Storyville, Earwig
more albums in the United States and Europe.[4] He contributed a
column to the blues magazine Living Blues. Music
In the 1980s he released few recordings but started his own record label, Leric Records, and was more
interested in promoting other artists,[4] including Tail Dragger Jones, Queen Sylvia Embry, Little Johnny
Christian,[6] and Nora Jean Bruso (née Wallace).
Dawkins died of undisclosed causes on April 10, 2013, aged 76.[7]
Discography
Solo
Fast Fingers (1969), Delmark Records
All for Business (1971), Delmark Records
Jimmy Dawkins (1971)
Tribute to Orange (1971)
Transatlantic 770 (1972)
Blisterstring (1976), Delmark Records
Come Back Baby (1976), Storyville Records
Hot Wire '81 (1981), with Rich Kirch, Sylvester Boines, and Jimi Schutte, recorded in Paris
Jimmy and Hip: Live! (1982)
Feel the Blues (1985)
All Blues (1986)
Chicago on My Mind: Living the Blues (1991), recording in 1971, Vogue Records
Kant Sheck Dees Bluze (1992), Earwig Music Company
Blues and Pain (1994)[8]
B Phur Real (1995)
Me, My Guitar & the Blues (1997)
Vol. 2: I Want to Know (1999), recorded in 1975, Storyville Records
Born in Poverty (1999), recorded in 1972 & 1974, Black & Blue Records
American Roots: Blues (2002), compilation 1994–1997
West Side Guitar Hero (2002)
Tell Me Baby (2004)
With other artists
Blues Queen Sylvia & Jimmy Dawkins: Midnight Baby (1983)
Jimmy Dawkins / Chicago Beau / Blue Ice Bragason: Blues from Iceland (1991)
Sunnyland Slim & Big Voice Odom: Chicago Blues Festival 1974 with Jimmy Dawkins
(2005)
As sideman
With Luther Allison
Love Me Mama (Delmark, 1969)
With Carey Bell
Carey Bell's Blues Harp (Delmark, 1969)
References
1. Bill Dahl. "Jimmy Dawkins | Biography" (http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jimmy-dawkins-mn00
00352524/biography). AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
2. "New York Magazine" (https://books.google.com/books?id=KeMCAAAAMBAJ&q=%22jimm
y+dawkins%22+guitarist&pg=PA97). 1994-10-10. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
3. Gérard Herzhaft. Encyclopedia of the Blues (https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbl00h
erzh). Internet Archive. p. 52 (https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofbl00herzh/page/52).
Retrieved 2015-03-11. "jimmy dawkins guitarist."
4. Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton
Books. p. 106. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
5. Ted Gioia. Delta Blues: The Life and Times of the Mississippi Masters Who Revolutionized
American Music (https://archive.org/details/deltablueslifeti00gioi). Internet Archive. p. 316 (ht
tps://archive.org/details/deltablueslifeti00gioi/page/316). Retrieved 2015-03-11. "jimmy
dawkins magic."
6. Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness
Publishing. p. 106. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
7. Ben Connor. "Jimmy 'Fast Fingers' Dawkins Dead: Blues Guitarist Dies at 76" (https://web.ar
chive.org/web/20130416013032/http://www.spinner.ca/2013/04/12/jimmy-fast-fingers-dawki
ns-dead/). Spinner.ca. Archived from the original (http://www.spinner.ca/2013/04/12/jimmy-fa
st-fingers-dawkins-dead/) on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
8. "JazzTimes" (https://books.google.com/books?id=sScEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22jimmy+dawkin
s%22+guitarist&pg=PA132). December 1994. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
Sources
Sharp, Steven, March/April 1993, 'Jimmy Dawkins: Deep Into The Feelings', Living Blues,
Vol. 108
External links
Jimmy Dawkins Biography at Joes-corner.de (https://web.archive.org/web/20070314205153/
http://www.joes-corner.de/Dawkins/biography/biography.htm)
Jimmy Dawkins information at Fyristorg.com (https://web.archive.org/web/20081209044021/
http://hem.fyristorg.com/bukka/dawhem.html)
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