Junior Wells Musical artist

Junior Wells (December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998), born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr., was an American Chicago blues vocalist, harmonica player, and recording artist. Wells, who was best known for his performances and recordings with Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, and Buddy Guy, also performed with Bonnie Raitt, The Rolling Stones, and Van Morrison.

Personal facts

Junior Wells
Alias (AKA)Wells Junior
Birth dateDecember 09, 1934
Birth place
Memphis Tennessee , United States
Date of deathJanuary 15, 1998
Place of death
Chicago , Illinois , United States
Hometown
Arkansas
Tennessee
Memphis Tennessee
West Memphis Arkansas

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Musical artist

Career started1950
Career ended1950
associated musical artist
The Aces (blues band)
Buddy Guy
BackgroundSolo singer
genre
Chicago blues
record label
Vanguard Records
Delmark Records
Telarc International Corporation
States Records
Chief Records

Junior Wells on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://centerstage.net/music/whoswho/JuniorWells.html
  2. http://elvispelvis.com/junior.htm
  3. http://www.island.net/~blues/junior.html