Jimmy Dawkins

Jimmy Dawkins
Dawkins in March 1981
Background information
Birth nameJames Henry Dawkins
Born(1936-10-24)October 24, 1936
Tchula, Mississippi, United States
DiedApril 10, 2013(2013-04-10) (aged 76)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
GenresBlues
OccupationMusician
Instrument(s)Guitar, vocals
Years activeLate 1960s–2013
LabelsDelmark, Storyville, Earwig Music

James Henry “Jimmy” Dawkins (October 24, 1936 – April 10, 2013) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues guitarist and singer. He is generally considered to have been a practitioner of the "West Side sound" of Chicago blues.

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