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Little Johnny Jones (November 1, 1924 – November 19, 1964)〔Harris, S (1981): ''Blues Who's Who''. New York, Da Capo Press, p. 294〕 was an American Chicago blues pianist and singer, best known for his work with Tampa Red, Muddy Waters and Elmore James. ==Life and career== Jones was born in Jackson, Mississippi in 1924. He arrived in Chicago in 1945 in the company of Little Walter and "Baby Face" Leroy Foster, and soon replaced pianist Big Maceo Merriweather in Tampa Red's band after Merriweather suffered a stroke which paralysed his right hand.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Aristocrat Label )〕 He later backed Muddy Waters on harmonica,〔Gordon, R (2002): ''Can't Be Satisfied: the life and times of Muddy Waters''. London, Jonathan Cape, p. 316〕 and recorded (on piano and vocals) with Waters for the Aristocrat label in 1949.〔 From 1952 to 1956 he played and recorded with Elmore James, and in later years he worked with Howlin' Wolf, Billy Boy Arnold and Magic Sam, among others. Like several other Chicago pianists of his era, his style was heavily influenced by Big Maceo Merriweather,〔Rowe, p. 47〕 from whom he had learned,〔Rowe, p. 201〕 and for whom he played piano after Merriweather's stroke.〔Obrecht J (ed.) (2000): ''Rollin' and Tumblin': the Postwar Blues Guitarists''. San Francisco, Miller Freeman, p. 126〕 Jones's 1949 side "Big Town Playboy" is regarded as a classic of the genre,〔 and was covered by guitarist Eddie Taylor in 1955.〔Rowe, p. 160〕 Popular with audiences, Jones was a heavy drinker and had a reputation as a wild character. According to Homesick James, who worked and toured with them in the 1950s, "Elmore and Johnnie used to just have a fight every night".〔 Jones married his wife Letha in 1952. He died of bronchopneumonia in Cook County Hospital, and was interred at Restvale Cemetery in November 1964.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=The Dead Rock Stars Club - The 1960s )〕 On May 14, 2011 the fourth annual White Lake Blues Festival took place at the Howmet Playhouse Theater in Whitehall, Michigan. The event was organized by executive producer, Steve Salter, of the nonprofit organization ''Killer Blues'' to raise monies to honor Jones unmarked grave with a headstone. The concert was a success, and a headstone was placed in June, 2011. 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「Little Johnny Jones (pianist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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