Johnny B. Moore

Johnny B. Moore
Birth nameJohnny Belle Moore
Born (1950-01-24) January 24, 1950 (age 74)
Clarksdale, Mississippi, United States
GenresChicago blues, electric blues[1]
Occupation(s)Guitarist, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals Piano, harmonica
Years active1970s–present
LabelsVarious

Johnny B. Moore (born Johnny Belle Moore, January 24, 1950, Clarksdale, Mississippi)[2] is an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.[1] He was a member of Koko Taylor's backing band in the mid-1970s. He has recorded nine solo albums since 1987. Moore's music retains a link to the earlier Chicago blues of Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters, who also travelled to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta.[2]

"If Johnny B. Moore isn't a star in the making," stated Allmusic's Bill Dahl, "there's no justice in the world."[1] The blues historian Gérard Herzhaft commented that "[Moore's] albums reflect a strong Delta flavor that is refreshing in the present blues scene, dominated by rock or funk overtones."[3] However, the blues historian Tony Russell noted in 1997 that Moore "was still one of Chicago's interesting secrets".[4]

  1. ^ a b c Bill Dahl (1950-01-24). "Johnny B. Moore | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-01-26.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Encyc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Herzhaft, Gérard (1997). Encyclopedia of the Blues (2nd ed.). Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. p. 56. ISBN 1-55728-452-0.
  4. ^ Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 148. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.