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Tommy Johnson
American musician
Quick Facts
- Born:
- c. 1896, Terry, Mississippi, U.S.
- Died:
- November 1, 1956, Crystal Springs, Mississippi
Tommy Johnson (born c. 1896, Terry, Mississippi, U.S.—died November 1, 1956, Crystal Springs, Mississippi) was an American singer-guitarist who was one of the most evocative and influential of blues artists. Born on a plantation, Johnson grew up in Crystal Springs, Mississippi, and learned to play guitar from one of his brothers. He ran away from home to play in the Mississippi Delta region, where he encountered other early blues singers, most notably Charley Patton. Subsequently, he spent much of his life there, playing at parties, dances, picnics, and juke joints, performing for donations on town streets, and sometimes taking nonmusical ...(100 of 175 words)