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Today in Blues Music History January 21, 1992 - Champion Jack Dupree passes away   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! William Thomas "Champion Jack" Dupree was an American blues and boogie-woogie pianist and singer. His nickname was derived from his early career as a boxer. Champion

Today in Blues Music History January 22, 1897 - Blind Willie Johnson is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! Blind Willie Johnson was an American gospel blues singer, guitarist and evangelist. His landmark recordings completed between 1927 and 1930—thirty songs in total—display a combination of

Today in Blues Music History January 23, 1911 - Rev. Dan Smith is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! BLUES HARMONICA player, singer and street evangelist Rev Dan Smith died in November. Best known to CCM enthusiasts for his duet with Julie Miller on the latter's 'He

Today in Blues Music History January 24, 1949 - John Belushi is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! John Belushi was an actor and comedian, one of the first performers on Saturday Night Live and one half of the Blues Brothers. Known for his legendary characters

Today in Blues Music History January 25, 1938 - Etta James is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! James was born Jamesetta Hawkins on January 25, 1938, in Los Angeles, California, to a 14-year-old mother, Dorothy Hawkins, who encouraged her daughter's singing career. ... By the

Today in Blues Music History January 26, 1934 - Huey Piano Smith is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! Huey Pierce Smith, known as Huey "Piano" Smith, is an American rhythm-and-blues pianist whose sound was influential in the development of rock and roll.        

Today in Blues Music History January 27, 1918 - Elmore James is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! Elmore James was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter and bandleader. He was known as "King of the Slide Guitar" and was noted for his use of

Today in Blues Music History January 28, 1941 - Cash McCall is born   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! Cash McCall was an American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was best known for his 1966 R&B hit "When You Wake Up". Over his long

Today in Blues Music History January 29, 1992 - Willie Dixon passes away   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! William James Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He was proficient in playing both the upright bass and the guitar, and

Today in Blues Music History January 30, 1982 - Lightnin Hopkins passes away   www.mojohand.com is your home for Everything Blues, Blues t-shirt sale going on now! Samuel John "Lightnin'" Hopkins was an American country blues singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional pianist, from Centerville, Texas. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him number 71 on its