1925
Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Jimmy Reed, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976)
Jimmy Reed
American blues musician (1925–1976)
- Born
- 1925
Mathis James Reed was an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences. Reed's songs such as "Honest I Do" (1957), "Baby What You Want Me to Do" (1960), "Big Boss Man" (1961), and "Bright Lights, Big City" (1961) appeared on both Billboard magazine's R&B and Hot 100 singles charts.