Jimmy Burns

Jimmy Burns

born on 27/2/1943 in Dublin, MS, United States

Jimmy Burns

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Jimmy Burns

Jimmy Burns (born February 27, 1943, Dublin, Mississippi, United States) is an award winning American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.[1] Although he was born in the Mississippi Delta, Burns has spent nearly all his life in Chicago. His elder brother, Eddie "Guitar" Burns, is a Detroit blues musician.[2]

Biography

Burns's father was a sharecropper who performed as a singer in medicine shows.[2] At the age of 12, Jimmy Burns moved with his family to Chicago and four years later joined The Medallionaires who recorded a couple of doo-wop tracks. Recording mostly solo in the 1960s, Burns issued singles for the USA, Minit, Tip Top and Erica labels.[3] He toured the Midwest with his backing group, the Fantastic Epics, and with another outfit called Jimmy Burns and the Gas Company into the early 1970s. Burns then took a long break from the music industry to raise his family.[1][3]

He performed infrequently until the early part of the 1990s, when he started a long residency at Chicago's Smokedaddy Club. It was there that Delmark Records boss Bob Koester first heard Burns perform, and agreed to record him after hearing only one set of music. His debut album for Delmark in 1996, Leaving Here Walking, was produced by Scott Dirks, and was awarded the 'Best Blues Record of the Year' title by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors, and received two W.C. Handy Award nominations. Burns then began touring internationally.[3]

The more recently formed Jimmy Burns Band includes Anthony Palmer (guitar), E.G. McDaniel (bass), and James Carter (drums).[3]

Jimmy Burns played guitar on his brother Eddie's 2002 album Snake Eyes.[2]

Burns's wife, Dorothy, died on February 12, 2010. They had six children.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • Leaving Here Walking (1996) - Delmark / P-Vine
  • Night Time Again (1999) - Delmark
  • Back to the Delta (2003) - Delmark
  • Live at B.L.U.E.S. (2007) - Delmark[5][6]
  • Stuck In The Middle (2011) - Velrone

Singles

  • "Forget It" (1964) - USA Records
  • "Give Her To Me" (1965) - Tip Top Records
  • "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone" (1966) - Tip Top Records
  • "I Don't Need (Your Help)" (1966) - Tip Top Records
  • "I Tried" (1967?) - Minit Records
  • "I Really Love You" (1972) - Erica Records
  • "Can't Get Over" (1980) - Dispo Records EP[6]

See also

  • List of soul-blues musicians
  • List of electric blues musicians

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Ankeny, Jason. [Jimmy Burns at All Music Guide Jimmy Burns]. Allmusic. Retrieved on March 13, 2010.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Manheim, James M.. Eddie "Guitar" Burns. Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved on March 13, 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jimmyburnsband.com/bio.htm - accessed March 2010
  4. Jimmyburnsband.com - accessed March 2010
  5. [Jimmy Burns at All Music Guide Allmusic ((( Jimmy Burns > Discography > Main Albums )))].
  6. 6.0 6.1 Wirz.de - accessed March 2010

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