empty cell J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene during the 1950s and 1960s. Born in Monticello, Mississippi, his father introduced him to the music of Blind Lemon Jefferson. In the 1940s, he worked with artists like Sonny Boy Williamson II and Elmore James in New Orleans. In 1949, he moved to Chicago, where Big Bill Broonzy introduced him to the blues community. He recorded for labels such as J.O.B. Records and Chess Records. His albums include "Alabama Blues" and "Down in Mississippi". He died in 1967 in Urbana, Illinois, from injuries sustained in a car accident. The products available from the artist J. B. Lenoir include CDs.
