Musician. He received fame as an American blues singer and guitarist. "Little Joe" Blue, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, moved to Tallulah, Louisiana as a child. It was here that he developed a love of music and learned to play guitar. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he settled in Detroit, Michigan, where he briefly worked with a band known as the "Midnighters." He moved to Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1960s and recorded for the Checker Record label. He spent the 1960s and 1970s touring the U.S., briefly working with the James Brown Revue in 1975. In 1986, he performed at the International Jazz Festival in Barcelona, Spain. He continued performing up until his death from cancer at the age of 55.
Musician. He received fame as an American blues singer and guitarist. "Little Joe" Blue, a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi, moved to Tallulah, Louisiana as a child. It was here that he developed a love of music and learned to play guitar. After serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, he settled in Detroit, Michigan, where he briefly worked with a band known as the "Midnighters." He moved to Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1960s and recorded for the Checker Record label. He spent the 1960s and 1970s touring the U.S., briefly working with the James Brown Revue in 1975. In 1986, he performed at the International Jazz Festival in Barcelona, Spain. He continued performing up until his death from cancer at the age of 55.
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