Jimmy Reed: Gimme That Harp, Boy!
John Broven, The History of Rock, 1982
THE MOST SUCCESSFUL DOWNHOME blues recording artist ever, Jimmy Reed chalked up 12 Billboard Hot 100 hits and 14 R&B chart entries during his career and his most famous songs, Baby What You Want Me To Do and Big Boss Man, are acknowledged as blues classics.
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