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Profile of Jimmy Rogers
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
- For the business man, see Jimmy Rogers (author)
Jimmy Rogers (June 3, 1924 - December 19, 1997) is a blues guitarist best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters' band of the 1950s.
Jimmy Rogers was born in Ruleville, Mississippi as James A. Lane and was raised in Memphis, Tennessee. Rogers took up the guitar as a teenager and played professionally in East St. Louis, Illinois (where he played with Robert Jr Lockwood) before moving to Chicago, Illinois in 1947, after serving in the military.
Rogers joined Waters the next year, with whom he helped shape the sound of the nascent Chicago Blues style. He stayed in Waters' band until launching a solo career on Chess Records in 1954. Initially unsuccessful, he retired from music until 1971 when fashions made him a reasonable draw in Europe, and he was able to record again, including a 1977 session with Waters. By 1982, Rogers was again a solo artist. He continued touring and recording albums until his death in 1997. He is survived by his son, James D. Lane who is also a guitarist and a producer/recording engineer for Blue Heaven Studios and the APO label.
Not to be confused with Jimmie Rodgers, the singing brakeman, nor Jimmie Rodgers the 50s/60s pop singer.
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