Jimmy Reed

American blues musician and songwriter

Mathis James Reedwas an American blues musician and songwriter. His particular style of electric blues was popular with a wide variety of audiences.

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About the Jimmy Reed

Mathis James Reedwas 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”appeared on both Billboard magazine’s R&B and Hot 100 singles charts.

Reed influenced many other musicians, including Elvis Presley, Hank Williams Jr., Neil Young, and the Rolling Stones, who recorded his songs. Music critic Cub Koda describes him as “perhaps the most influential bluesman of all,” due to his easily accessible style.