Just Jimmy Reed - Jimmy Reed

Jimmy Reed ranks as one of the most popular and significant bluesmen of the postwar era. No one, except maybe B.B. King, so effectively reached both black and white audiences in the 50s and 60s.

The secret of Jimmy Reed’s music was that this simple, bare-bones, laid-back style of blues was just so easy to listen to. Jimmy’s laconic but rock-steady shuffle sound out-sold every other blues artist from 1955 to 1961. His work must be considered among the most influential in blues history.

The album Just Jimmy Reed, released in 1962, could rank among his best albums and is a definite must for blues fans.

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