Casey Jones

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Casey Jones

US blues drummer, singer, songwriter and producer.
Born July 26, 1939 in Nitta Yuma, Mississippi, USA. Died May 03, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Moved to Chicago as a teenager in 1956.
Casey Jones began his musical career as a Chicago-area blues drummer in the mid 1950s. He had only been playing a few years when he was encouraged to sing at a gig. He imitated Little Richard and the crowd loved it. Soon he began singing in bands around town and gained a reputation for himself. He drummed and recorded with Muddy Waters at Chess Records. He also worked with Otis Rush, Earl Hooker, and about everyone else in the 60s & 70s Chicago Blues scene. He joined Albert Collins' band in the late 70s-mid 80s and is on several of his records for Alligator. He was also a vocalist and owns his own label & publishing company Airwax Records.

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