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Selected Jimmy Reed film and TV show credits:
Soundtrack Credits
1999
The '60s
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1968
Elvis
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Age
50 (age at death)
Date of Birth
Date of Death
Star Sign
Music Genre
Music Style
Electric Chicago Blues, Electric Harmonica Blues, Blues Revival, Regional Blues, Early R&B, Cajun, R&B, North American Traditions
Music Mood
Earthy, Laid-Back/Mellow, Greasy, Relaxed, Lazy, Passionate, Gritty, Amiable/Good-Natured, Organic, Rollicking, Sparse, Earnest, Playful, Street-Smart
Instrument
Biography
Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed (September 6, 1925 August 29, 1976) was an American blues musician and songwriter notable for bringing his distinctive style of blues to mainstream audiences. Reed was a major player in the field of electric blues, as opposed to the more acoustic-based sound of many of his contemporaries. His lazy, slack-jawed singing, piercing harmonica and hypnotic guitar patterns were one of the blues' most easily identifiable sounds in the 1950s and 1960s and had a significant impact on many rock and roll artists who followed, such as Elvis Presley and the Rolling Stones.
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