J. B. Lenoir

Not to be confused with JB Leonor.
J. B. Lenoir
Background information
Born(1929-03-05)March 5, 1929
Monticello, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedApril 29, 1967(1967-04-29) (aged 38)
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Genres
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • harmonica
  • vocals
Years active1950s–1967
Labels

J. B. Lenoir (/ləˈnɔːr/ luh-NORR; March 5, 1929 – April 29, 1967)[1][2] was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the Chicago blues scene in the 1950s and 1960s.

  1. ^ "J. B. Lenoir". Mississippi Blues Trail. Mississippi Blues Commission. Retrieved November 1, 2021. J. B. Lenoir (pronounced and sometimes misspelled "Lenore") was a distinctive blues artist, in both his high-pitched singing style and the candid political critiques in many of his song lyrics.
  2. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 1461/2. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.