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Johnnie “Little Johnny” Jones

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Johnnie “Little Johnny” Jones

Birth
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
19 Nov 1964 (aged 40)
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Burial
Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot
Sec. SS, Row 11, Gr. 32
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Blues Musician. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, he was a pianist known as "Little Johnny Jones". In 1946, he went to Chicago, entering the Blues scene playing for Tampa Red and Muddy Waters. From 1952 to 1956 he played, toured and recorded with Elmore James. His solo recordings included the classics "Worried Life Blues", "One Room Country Shack", "I Have Got to Go" and "Love Her With a Feeling".
Blues Musician. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, he was a pianist known as "Little Johnny Jones". In 1946, he went to Chicago, entering the Blues scene playing for Tampa Red and Muddy Waters. From 1952 to 1956 he played, toured and recorded with Elmore James. His solo recordings included the classics "Worried Life Blues", "One Room Country Shack", "I Have Got to Go" and "Love Her With a Feeling".

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

Gravesite Details

Grave marker placed in June 2001 by the Killer Blues Headstone Project.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jul 9, 2000
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10660/johnnie-jones: accessed ), memorial page for Johnnie “Little Johnny” Jones (1 Nov 1924–19 Nov 1964), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10660, citing Restvale Cemetery, Alsip, Cook County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.