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Track 07 Chinese by John Lee

Artist Biography For John Lee

John Lee John Arthur Lee May 24 1915 Was An American Blues Guitarist And Singer. Lee Was Born In Lowdnes County Mount Willing Alabama. He Learned His Distinctive Knife Slide Guitar Style From His Uncle Ellie Lee And Spent The 1930s Playing Jukes And House Parties Before Settling In Montgomery In 1945. Federal's Ralph Bass Auditioned Him There And Impressed With What He Heard Recorded Five Sides In 1951 "Baby Blues " "Baby Please Don't Go " "Down At The Depot " "Alabama Boogie " "Blind's Blues" For Federal Records In July 1951 In Montgomery AL.
He Also Recorded An Album For Rounder Records In The 1970s Which Went Unissued On CD . . # John Lee Henley The Blues Harmonica Player Also Recorded As John Lee.

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