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John Wesley Funchess April 16 1931 – February 1 1994 Known Professionally As John Or Johnny Littlejohn Was An American Electric Blues Slide Guitarist. He Was Active On The Chicago Blues Circuit From The 1950s To The 1980s. Born In Lake Mississippi United States Littlejohn First Learned To Play The Blues From Henry Martin A Friend Of His Father. In 1946 He Left Home And Traveled Widely Spending Time In Jackson Mississippi Arkansas Rochester New York And Gary Indiana. He Settled In The Last Of These In 1951 Playing Whenever Possible In The Chicago Area. Through His Connections On The Gary Music Scene He Was Acquainted With Joe Jackson Patriarch Of The Musical Jackson Family And Littlejohn And His Band Reputedly Served As An Occasional Rehearsal Band For The Jackson 5 In The Mid To Late 1960s. Littlejohn Played Regularly In Chicago Clubs He Was Filmed By Drummer Sam Lay Playing With Howlin' Wolf's Band C. 1961 But Did Not Make Any Studio Recordings Until 1968 When He Cut Singles For Several Record Labels. Later That Year He Recorded An Album With Arhoolie Records And Four Songs For Chess Records Though The Chess Tracks Were Not Issued At The Time. Although He Recorded A Few Singles For Small Local Labels Littlejohn Did Not Record Another Album Until 1985 When Rooster Blues Issued So-Called Friends. Soon After He Fell Into Ill Health And Died Of Renal Failure In Chicago 1994 At The Age Of 62. Discography This List Is Incomplete You Can Help By Expanding It. Chicago Blues Stars Arhoolie Records 1968 Funky From Chicago Bluesway 1973 Dream MCM 1977 Sweet Little Angel Black & Blue Records 1978 So-Called Friends Rooster Blues 1985 When Your Best Friend Turns Their Back On You JSP Records 1993 Dream Storyville Records 1995 Recorded Live 1976 John Littlejohn's Blues Party Wolf Records Wikipedia Johnny Littlejohn read less