Floyd Jones

Blues, Guitarist

1917 – 1989

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Who was Floyd Jones?

Floyd Jones was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter, who is significant as one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after World War II. A number of Jones' recordings are regarded as classics of the Chicago blues idiom, and his song "On The Road Again" was a top ten hit for Canned Heat in 1968. Notably for a blues artist of his era, several of his songs have economic or social themes, such as "Stockyard Blues", "Hard Times" or "Schooldays".

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Born
Jul 21, 1917
Marianna
Also known as
  • Jones, Floyd
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Arkansas
Died
Dec 19, 1989
Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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