Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers ( * 1924 in Ruleville, Mississippi; † 19 December 1997 and the original name of James A. Lane ) was an American blues guitarist and composer, who played in the 1950s in the band of Muddy Waters.

Rogers grew up in Memphis ( Tennessee). His musical role models and teachers were Big Bill Broonzy, Joe Willie Wilkins and Robert Junior Lockwood. In the 1940s, Rogers went to Chicago, where he performed among others with Sonny Boy Williamson I, Sunnyland Slim and Big Bill Broonzy.

1947 Rogers first made ​​recordings under his own name, but they were not published. At this time he played second guitar with Muddy Waters, with whom he recorded for the short-lived label made ​​pace - Tone from 1949. In 1950 at Chess Records out his own piece of That's All Right, that should be a blues classic. It was followed by other successes, including Sloppy Drunk and Chicago Bound, both in 1954. As a member of the band of Muddy Waters, he played guitar in May 1952 at the harmonica Instrumentalhit Juke by Little Walter.

1955 Rogers left the band by Waters to work solo. 1957 appeared Walking By Myself, 1959, Rock This House. Thereafter, Rogers drew largely withdraw from the music scene since the rock and roll had the blues the rank expired.

It was not until the early 1970s, Rogers returned to the studio. In 1972 he played with Leon Russell, in 1977 again with Waters. In Europe, he was enthusiastically received. His son, James D. Lane accompanied him in his later performances and recordings.

1995 Jimmy Rogers was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame. When Rogers died in 1997, he was working on an all-star project with Eric Clapton, Stephen Stills, Jeff Healey, Taj Mahal, Robert Plant and Jimmy Page and Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. After his death the album was published in 1999 under the title Blues, Blues, Blues.