John Littlejohn
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Biography
[Edit]John Littlejohn's stunning mastery of the slide guitar somehow never launched him into the major leagues of bluesdom. Only on a handful of occasions was the Chicago veteran's vicious bottleneck attack captured effectively on wax, but anyone who experienced one of his late-night sessions as a special musical guest on the Windy City circuit will never forget the crashing passion in his delivery. Delta-bred John Funchess first heard the blues just before he reached his teens at a fish fry where a friend of his father's named Henry Martin was playing guitar. He left home in 1946, pausing in Jackson, Mississippi; Arkansas; and Rochester, New York before winding up in Gary, Indiana. In 1951, he began inching his way into the Gary blues scene, his Elmore James-influenced slide style making him a favorite around Chicago's south suburbs in addition to steel mill-fired Gary.
Littlejohn waited an unconscionably long time to wax his debut singles for Margaret (his trademark treatment of Brook Benton's "Kiddio"), T-D-S, and Weis in 1968. But before the year was out, Littlejohn had also cut his debut album, Chicago Blues Stars, for Chris Strachwitz's Arhoolie logo. It was a magnificent debut, the guitarist blasting out a savage Chicago/Delta hybrid rooted in the early '50s rather than its actual timeframe. Unfortunately, a four-song 1969 Chess date remained in the can. After that, another long dry spell preceded Littlejohn's 1985 album So-Called Friends for Rooster Blues, an ambitious but not altogether convincing collaboration between the guitarist and a humongous horn section that sometimes grew to eight pieces. The guitarist had been in poor health for some time prior to his 1994 passing.
Collections
Title: Mardi Gras Carnival Music
Genre: World Music
Title: Voodoo Jazz & Blues
Genre: Jazz
Title: Snap! Crackle! Pop! Hard to Find Vinyl Collection
Genre: World Music
Title: Blues! Blast from the Past Edition
Genre: Blues
Title: American Boogie & Blues - The Lost Album
Genre: Blues
Title: Jazz Blues R&B! Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: Guitar Star
Genre: Blues
Title: American Backpacker Series: Chicago Blues, Vol. 1
Genre: Blues
Title: American Masters: 15 Urban Blues Classics, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Best of Slide Guitar
Genre: Blues
Title: Mardi Gras Blues Classics
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Title: Jazz & Blues for Kids
Genre: Kids
Title: The Story of the Blues, Vol. 2
Genre: Blues
Title: The Journey Of Chris Strachwitz (Disc 2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Pop
Title: The Rough Guide To Chicago Blues
Genre: World Music
Title: The Chess Story 1947-1975 (CD13)
Genre: Blues
Title: 15 Downhome Urban Blues Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Bluesmaster: The Lost Tapes
Genre: Blues
Title: The Social Power Of Music (CD3)
Genre: Blues, World Music, Folk
Title: 100% Blues Ballads & Slow Blues 5CD Vol. 5
Genre: Blues
Title: Whiskey Blues - Blues Soldier 3CD (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Rock, Blues Rock, Punk Rock
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax 2023 (Vol. 2) (CD1)
Genre: Soul, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock
Title: 120 Best Slow Songs For Relax (2021-2023) (Part 2) (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Blues, Jazz, Rock, Blues Rock, Country
Featuring albums
Title: Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues