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Birth name | Charles W. Thompson |
Also known as | Jewtown Jimmy |
Born | Tippo, Mississippi, U.S. | March 2, 1925
Died | December 28, 1995 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | (aged 70)
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Years active | 1940s–1995 |
Charles W. Thompson (March 2, 1925 – December 28, 1995),[1][2] known as Maxwell Street Jimmy Davis, was an American electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He played with John Lee Hooker, recorded an album for Elektra Records in the mid-1960s, and remained a regular street musician on Maxwell Street, in Chicago, for over 40 years.[3] He is best remembered for his songs "Cold Hands" and "4th and Broad".[1] He was also known as Jewtown Jimmy.[4]
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