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Bio
John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of
Chicago blues as we know it today. The echoes of tradition bellowing
from the birthplaces he played such as: Maxwell Street, Theresa's,
Checkerboard and Rosa's Lounges, pulse from every chord in his
fingers today. John Primer is a Chicago Blues Living Legend.
Growing up on Mississippi sharecropper land in 1945, inspired by his
family’s hard work and field songs daily, deep devotion to
spirituals on Sundays, and blues on Saturdays! John dreamed of one
day playing with the Legendary Muddy Waters!
Moving to Chicago in 1963, he started on that path of becoming a
great bluesman, getting his first steady gig at the legendary
Maxwell Street in Chicago on Sundays and at the famous Theresa’s
Lounge seven nights a week for seven years! John was taught by the
founding fathers of the blues! Starting out with his own band the
Maintainers with Pat Rushing on Maxwell Street, he then moved on to
play with the legendary Sammy Lawhorn and Junior Wells at Theresa's
Lounge. He worked hard and impressed Willie Dixon enough to go on
tour with him and his Chicago Blues All-Stars Band. At this point he
was known and John's dream finally came true in 1981 when he got to
play with his idol, Muddy Waters! Muddy called for him to lead his
band and changed his life forever. After Muddy’s untimely death, he
joined up with Magic Slim & The Teardrops for the next 14 years,
traveling all over the world.
John paid his dues and in 1995 he began leading his own band, The
Real Deal Blues Band. He has been recorded on more than 87 albums with
17 albums in his own name. He has written and produced more than 55
songs on more than 6 record labels including his own, Blues House
Productions. Earning 2 Grammy Award nominations, given 2 Lifetime
Achievement Awards, inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame,
awarded the "Muddy Award" for being a traditional blues icon,
winning a Blues Music Award, Blues Blast Awards and countless other
awards, John Primer is a legendary Chicago Blues Icon!
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