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Mathis James "Jimmy" Reed (September 6, 1925 – August 29, 1976)〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher=IMDb.com )〕 was an American blues musician and songwriter. A major player in electric blues,〔 he had a significant impact on rock and roll artists such as Elvis Presley, Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons, Hank Williams, Jr, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jerry Garcia and the Rolling Stones. ==Biography== Reed was born in Dunleith, Mississippi, in 1925, learning the harmonica and guitar from his friend Eddie Taylor.〔 After several years busking and performing there, Reed moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1943 before being drafted into the US Navy in World War II. In 1945, Reed was discharged and moved back to Mississippi for a brief period, marrying his girlfriend, Mary "Mama" Reed, before moving to Gary, Indiana to work at an Armour & Co. meat packing plant. Mama Reed appears as an uncredited background singer on many of his songs, notably the major hits "Baby What You Want Me to Do", "Big Boss Man" and "Bright Lights, Big City". By the 1950s, Reed had established himself as a popular musician and joined the "Gary Kings" with John Brim, as well as playing on the street with Willie Joe Duncan. Reed failed to gain a recording contract with Chess Records, but signed with Vee-Jay Records through Brim's drummer, Albert King. At Vee-Jay, Reed began playing again with Eddie Taylor and soon released "You Don't Have to Go", his first hit record. This was followed by a long string of hits. Reed maintained his reputation despite his rampant alcoholism; sometimes his wife had to help him remember the lyrics to his songs while recording. In 1957, Reed developed epilepsy, though the condition was not correctly diagnosed for a long time, as Reed and doctors assumed it was delirium tremens. In spite of his numerous hits, Reed's personal problems prevented him from achieving the same level of fame as other popular blues artists of the time, though he had more hit songs than many others. When Vee-Jay Records closed down, his manager signed a contract with the fledgling ABC-Bluesway label, but Reed was never able to score another hit. In 1968, he toured Europe with the American Folk Blues Festival. Jimmy Reed died in Oakland, California in 1976,〔 of respiratory failure, eight days short of his 51st birthday. He is interred in the Lincoln Cemetery in Worth, Illinois. In 1991, Reed was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jimmy Reed」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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