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John Primer

John Primer is an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and guitarist.
Biography
He played guitar at Theresa's, a club in Chicago, between 1974 and 1980. He was influenced by Muddy Waters' former sideman, Sammy Lawhorn, who taught him to play slide guitar. He joined the Chicago Blues All-Stars of Willie Dixon in 1979, then the Muddy Waters's band until the latter's death in 1983. Then he joined the Teardrops of Magic Slim and began a solo career on Wolf Records.
In 1995 he released, The Real Deal, with songwriting and singing techniques showing the influence of both Dixon and Slim.
In 2013, Primer was the special guest on Shawn Holt & the Teardrops' debut recording, Daddy Told Me. Shawn Holt being Magic Slim's son.
In 2013 and 2014, Primer had a nomination for a Blues Music Award in the 'Traditional Blues Male Artist' category.

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John Primer Chans Eggroll and Jazz club, Woonsocket, RI December 2015
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John Primer with Magic Slim and the Teardrops Harper's Ferry Blues Festival, Allston, MA
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John Primer with Magic Slim and the Teardrops Harper's Ferry Blues Festival, Allston, MA
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  • My Images
  • The guitarists A - F
  • The Guitarist G - O
  • horn section
  • About
  • My Images in Other Places
  • Kid Bangham
  • Junior Brown
  • The Blues Trail
  • Radio Kings
  • Tickets, Please
  • Cross Country Trip
  • The White Mountains
  • State Lines
  • Medline Island
  • National Parks
  • Go Home Lake
  • Doric and Doric II
  • Toronto
  • The Twin Cities
  • Eureka!!
  • Phoenix AR
  • The Suwanna Page