Today, We're gonna take a look at the first musician that Fat Possum released, Junior Kimbrough. Junior was one of the local legends of the North Mississippi Hill Country that was focused on in the great documentary "Deep Blues". He learned from legendary Mississippi Blues men like Fred McDowell and even later taught Rockabilly icon Charlie Feathers. A lot has been said about Junior's trance-like mesmerizing style, but it really is easy to get lost in his songs. He had his own Juke Joint, oddly enough, called Junior's Place which quickly became the hub for all of the best regional blues musicians. 
Black Keys singer Dan Auerbach has hailed Junior as his ultimate influence. They recently recorded a tribute EP to him, and earlier took
part in a tribute compilation album also featuring people like Iggy & The Stooges, Blues Explosion, Spiritualized, and Jack Oblivion. Junior died from a stroke in 1998, but his legacy continues to grow with these kind of tributes, and I applaud everyone involved. Check out the man whose 1992 "All Night Long" album got the award of The Best Blues Album Of The Decade by Rolling Stone magazine:Meet Me In The City
I Feel Alright
Done Got Old
1 comment:
nice blog series. doesn't get much better than junior and rl
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