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Big Jack Johnson |
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Birthplace - Lambert, MS Big Jack Johnson, "The Oilman", or just Jack, whatever you call him it all adds up to one of the best Blues guitarists ever to come out of Clarksdale, Mississippi and that is a long list. Unlike many Bluesmen, Big Jack stayed in the Delta and continues to make his home in the same place he started out in. Not that he hasn't traveled. Tours have taken him to Japan, Germany, Holland, and many other European countries. He's also in regular demand at the festivals that have sprung up all over the US.
Big Jack Johnson has also enjoyed a sucessful career fronting his own band. Not a mild mannered man Big Jack speaks his mind in song. He sings about the troubles of todays world. Hate, violence, disease, anything that has brought grief to the people he knows and cares about finds its way into his songs. He also sings about hope, living together in peace, and making the world a better place for everyone. Big Jack has been named "Best Live Performer" in The Living Blues Magazine Critic's Poll and his song "We gotta Stop This Killin" was voted best song of the year. Big Jack spends a lot of time on the road with his band but occasionally during a lull you can catch him at home in one of the jukes around Clarksdale, Mississippi. That's Blues at its best.
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DiscographyThe Oil Man Earwig LPS-4910 1988 Daddy, When is Mama Comin Home? Earwig CD-4916 1989
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