Artist: Junior Kimbrough
Genre(s):
Blues
Discography:
All Night Long
Year: 1997
Tracks: 10
Meet Me In The City
Year:
Tracks: 9
God Knows I Tried
Year:
Tracks: 9
Cited as a prime early influence by rockabilly pioneer Charlie Feathers, Mississippi Delta bluesman Junior Kimbrough's modal, spellbinding blues vision remained a regional sensation for most of his calling. He finally transcended the confines of his region in the early '90s, when he appeared in the 1991 pic Deep Blues and on its Anxious/Atlantic soundtrack, preeminent to his possess debut for Fat Possum Records, All Night Long.
Junior Kimbrough was born and elevated in Hudsonville, Mississippi, where he erudite how to play guitar by listening to records by Delta bluesmen. In 1968, he hack his low single, "Hobo," for the local Philwood label. For the following two decades, Kimbrough didn't get the chance to book frequently -- he recorded a single, "Keep Your Hands Off Her," for High Water and his "All Night Long" was available on the several artists digest National Downhome Festival, Vol. 2 released on Southland Records.
During the '70s and '80s, Kimbrough played fake joints end-to-end Mississippi, which is where music diary keeper Robert Palmer discovered him in the late '80s. Palmer featured Kimbrough in his objective film Rich Blues. The exposure in the picture show lED to a internal record condense for Kimbrough -- he signed with Fat Possum and released his first base uncut record album, All Night Long, in 1992. The record was critically acclaimed by both blues and mainstream publications, as was Deep Blues and its accompanying soundtrack. All of the media attention lED to performances outside of the Delta, including a few shows in England. After the flurry of activity in 1992, Junior Kimbrough returned to playing fake joints in the Delta, recording on occasion -- he released his second album, Sad Days, Lonely Nights, in 1993. Most Things Haven't Worked Out followed in 1997, and a year later Kimbrough returned with God Knows I Tried. He died of a heart attack on January 17, 1998.
