(John Thomas "J. T." Brown)
(6CD)
Born John Thomas Brown in Mississippi, he was a member of the Rabbit's
Foot Minstrels and spent some time in Memphis, Tennessee, before moving to
Chicago. He worked as a session musician for several artists and made some
records on the Harlem label in the 1950s. "Round House Boogie" / "Kickin'
the Blues Around", "Sax-ony Boogie", and "Dumb Woman Blues" were issued
under various band names by Meteor Records in this period.
Brown later played and recorded with Elmore James and Howlin Wolf. He also
recorded as a leader for several independent record labels, including JOB
and United. He appeared on several tracks of Fleetwood Mac's 1969 album
Fleetwood Mac in Chicago/Blues Jam in Chicago, Vols. 1–2, on which he sang
his own composition, "Black Jack Blues".
He died in Chicago in November 1969, at the age of 51. He was interred at
the Burr Oak Cemetery, in Worth, Illinois.
On May 14, 2011, the fourth annual White Lake Blues Festival took place at
the Howmet Playhouse Theater in Whitehall, Michigan. The concert was
organized by executive producer Steve Salter, of the nonprofit
organization Killer Blues, to raise money to honor Brown's unmarked grave
with a headstone. The event was a success, and a headstone was placed in
June 2011. (Wikipedia)