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Junior Wells

Amos Blakemore, known as Junior Wells (born 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee; died 1998 in Chicago, Illinois), was an aggressive, highly physical harmonica player and vocalist who helped modernize Chicago blues. Moving to...

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Amos Blakemore, known as Junior Wells (born 1932 in Memphis, Tennessee; died 1998 in Chicago, Illinois), was an aggressive, highly physical harmonica player and vocalist who helped modernize Chicago blues. Moving to Chicago as a teenager, Wells quickly became a prodigy in the local clubs. In 1952, at age 20, he briefly filled the harmonica slot in Muddy Waters' band after Little Walter's departure, cutting his teeth alongside the genre's titans. In 1965, he released the landmark album Hoodoo Man Blues on Delmark Records, backed by guitarist Buddy Guy.

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Show 7: The Amplified Chicago Blues TraditionShe's A Sweet OneShow 9: The Funk and Blues TraditionWatch Me MoveShow 12: The Hoodoo Tradition in BluesHoodoo Man BluesShow 18: The Blues Harp TraditionDown Home BluesShow 34: Newport's Legacy in Blues, Pt. 2Checking up on My Baby, Messin' with the KidShow 35: The Psychedelic Blues TraditionSnatch It Back And Hold It, Hoodoo Man BluesShow 44: Alphabet Blues, Pt. 4: ChessMessin' With The KidShow 45: Alphabet Blues, Pt. 5: DelmarkSnatch It Back And Hold It, Snatch It Back And Hold ItShow 56: The Blues Supergroup TraditionDown Home Blues, Key To The HighwayShow 59: Big Bill Broonzy's LegacyDiggin' My Potatoes
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