Johnnie Bassett

Electric blues, Musical Artist

1935 – 2012

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Who was Johnnie Bassett?

Johnnie Alexander Bassett was a Detroit-based American electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Working for decades primarily as a session musician, by the 1990s Bassett had his own backing band and released six albums. He cited Billy Butler, Tiny Grimes, Albert King, B.B. King and especially T-Bone Walker as major influences.

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Born
Oct 9, 1935
Marianna
Also known as
  • Bassett, Johnnie
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Died
Aug 4, 2012
Detroit

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on July 23, 2013

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