J.B. Lenoir biography, J.B. Lenoir discography
KB Lenore) was born on March 5, 1929 in
Monticello, Mississippi.During the early 40's Lenoir worked with
blues artists Sonny Boy Williamson (Alex
Miller), and Elmore James at the New
York Inn in New Orleans, Louisiana.During the 1960's, Lenoir toured Europe and
performed in 1965 with the American Folk Blues Festival in England.Lenoir suffered injuries in an auto accident in 1966 and
consequently suffered a heart attack, dieing on April 29, 1967 in
Urbana, IL.He is buried in Salem Church Cemetery in Monticello,
Mississippi.Some of his recorded songs include: Born Dead,
Carrie Lee, Don't Dog Your Woman,
Don't Touch My Head, Eisenhower Blues,
Feeling Good, Natural Man,
Korea Blues, and Vietnam Blues.Note: some videos not suitable for minors may still appear in search results.Please login to add to favorites.Please login to add to flag a video.This video has no Responses.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.If you post this on 5 videos you will meet Miley!The capo placement creates quicker action on the guitar.Perfect simplicity, simply the best!Eye To Eye: Confront ing...The many faces of the P..."YouTube recommends upgrading to a safer, modern browsersuch as Firefox.Note: some videos not suitable for minors may still appear in search results.This video has been added to your favorites.Please login to add to your playlists.Change this to see only comments above a certain value.Soul of a Man last night.Why are they talking swedish???The Soul of a Man (2004).Would you like to comment?"YouTube recommends upgrading to a safer, modern browsersuch as Firefox.Alabama Blues
On L+R LP LR 42.Born Dead
J B recorded in the Sixties, around the period of the race riots in the States, a number of blues addressing race issues
in words that were uncommonly direct for the blues.Eisenhower Blues
J B recorded this song in 1954 for the small Parrot label; it was later reissued on Chess.My money's gone, my fun is gone
The way things look, how can I be here long?Mm mm mm, I got them Eisenhower blues
Thinkin' about me and you, what on earth are we gonna do?Korea Blues
This blues dates from 1951.The lyrics had a strong echo in the next blues about the war in Vietnam, fourteen years
later...Lord I got my questionnaire, Uncle Sam's gonna send me away from here
Lord I got my questionnaire, Uncle Sam's gonna send me away from here
He said J.Lord I need you in South Korea
Sweetheart please don't you worry, I just begin to fly in the air
Sweetheart please don't you worry, I just begin to fly in the air
Now the Chinese shoot me mdown, Lord I'll be in Korea somewhere
I just sittin' here wonderin', who you gonna let lay down in my bed
I just sittin' here wonderin', who you gonna let lay down in my bed
What hurt me so bad, think about some man has gone in your bed.Vietnam
Another blues about Vietnam, from 1966.Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
Vietnam Vietnam, everybody cryin' about Vietnam
The law all the days (?Maybe killin' their own brother, they do not know
Mister President you always cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you leave
Oh how you cry about peace, but you must clean up your house before you leave
How can you tell the world how we need peace, and you still mistreat and killin' poor me.Vietnam
This was recorded in 1965, two years before his untimely death.Blues Lyrics On Line by .Please
read the small print.These songs meant the world to me.Depression years along the Mississippi.JB Lenoir, a song that impacted a generation at the time.
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