Junior Kimbrough Musical artist

David "Junior" Kimbrough (July 28, 1930 – January 17, 1998) was an American blues musician. His best known work included "Keep Your Hands Off Her" and "All Night Long". Music journalist Tony Russell stated "his raw, repetitive style suggests an archaic forebear of John Lee Hooker, a character his music shares with that of fellow North Mississippian R. L. Burnside".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Kimbrough Junior
Birth dateJuly 28, 1930
Birth place
Hudsonville Mississippi , Mississippi , United States
Date of deathJanuary 17, 1998
Place of death
Holly Springs Mississippi , United States

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Musical artist

BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Country blues
Juke joint blues
Hill country blues
instrument
Guitar
Human voice
record label
Fat Possum Records
Capricorn Records

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Junior Kimbrough on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2004/08/15/INGMC85SSK1.DTL.
  2. http://www.bluesaccess.com/No_42/access.html
  3. http://www.cascadeblues.org/History/JuniorKimbrough.htm
  4. http://www.fatpossum.com/artists/junior-kimbrough
  5. http://www.thefunkstore.com/JuniorsJukeJoint.htm
  6. https://www.myspace.com/juniorkimbrough