J.B. Lenoir
Blues, Musical Artist
1929 – 1967
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Who was J.B. Lenoir?
J. B. Lenoir /ləˈnɔːr/ was an African American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, active in the 1950s and 1960s Chicago blues scene.
Although his name is sometimes mispronounced like the French "lan WAH", Lenoir himself pronounced his name a "la NOR". The initials "J.B." had no specific meaning; his given name was simply "J.B."
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- Born
- Mar 5, 1929
Monticello - Also known as
- JB Lenoir
- J. B. Lenoir
- Lenoir, J.B.
- Nationality
- United States of America
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Mississippi
- Died
- Apr 29, 1967
Urbana
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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