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Junior Wells

ジュニア・ウェルズ　/　じゅにあ・うぇるず

American blues musician

December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998　・　Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Tennessee
blues musician
singer
musician

My Take

When I think about postwar Chicago blues, Junior Wells is one of the names I keep coming back to. Born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr. in Memphis in 1934, he made his mark as a singer and harmonica player, and what strikes me is how he framed his own sound as rhythm and blues rather than letting critics box him in. His 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues earned a reputation as a genuine classic of the decade, and Messin' with the Kid became the signature people still associate with him. He died in 1998, but that harmonica voice still feels alive to me.

Overview

Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore Jr.; December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998) was an American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist. He is best known for his signature song "Messin' with the Kid" and his 1965 album Hoodoo Man Blues, described by the critic Bill Dahl as "one of the truly classic blues albums of the 1960s". Wells himself categorized his music as rhythm and blues.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Junior Wells
Name (Japanese): ジュニア・ウェルズ
Reading: じゅにあ・うぇるず
Born: December 9, 1934 – January 15, 1998
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: blues musician / singer / musician

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A5%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA

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