Years active 1950s to present Active until 2012 Active from 2003 | Role Band Name Casey Jones | |
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Born July 26, 1939 ( 1939-07-26 ) Albums The Few, the Proud, the Crucial, The Messenger, I Hope We're Not the Last, Casey's Rock 'n' Roll Show Genres Straight edge, Hardcore punk Record labels Indianola Records, Eulogy Recordings Similar Evergreen Terrace, Have Heart, Chef'Special, Stick to Your Guns, Good Clean Fun Profiles | ||
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Casey Jones (July 26, 1939 – May 3, 2017) was an American drummer who recorded with blues artists such as Albert Collins, appearing on his Frostbite and Ice Pickin' albums and Johnny Winter appearing on Winters Serious Business, Guitar Slinger, True to the Blues: The Johnny Winter Story albums. He is also a singer and record producer.
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- Casey jones hammer the nails hardcore worldwide official hd version hcww
- Sweet child of mine guitar cover casey jones
- Background
- Career
- Death
- Solo
- Appearances selective
- References
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Background
He was born in Nitta Yuma, Mississippi on July 26, 1939. He was raised in Greenville. In 1956 he moved to Chicago to live with his sister. It was here that his sister and her husband bought him his first drum set. He had his first gig in 1956 from which he made $5. In 1961 he got married to Bernice who had came to hear his group play. Prior to being married by the minister they had attempted to get married by a priest refused to marry them because he said they wouldn't last six months as Bernice was write and Casey was black. Casey and Bernice raised their family in Morgan Park with a household filled with cats, dogs, fish and birds. He was also fond of big dogs and in particular a huge gray Great Dane called Soldier.
Jones also had an occasional day job driving a bus.
Career
In the early 1960s he recorded with Earl Hooker, A.C. Reed, McKinley Mitchell, and Muddy Waters. As a session drummer he has worked with artists such as Lou Rawls, Otis Rush, Muddy Waters and Johnny Winter. For six years he was a member of Albert Collin's band as his drummer. According to Maureen O'Donnell of the Chicago Sun Times and Living Blues contributor Justin O'Brien, Jones was a talented singer, an excellent R&B singer.
After his time with Albert Collins, Jones went to concentrate on his singing and fronting his own band. In 1983, he had the album Still Kickin' released on his own Airwax label. In 1987, another album Solid Blues was released on the Rooster Blues label. Between 1993 to 1995, he had two more albums released. They The Crowd Pleaser and I-94 On My Way to Chicago. Both were released on Airwax.
Death
Jones was diagnosed with prostate cancer and died on May 3, 2017 in Chicago. In addition to his wife Bernice and three children, he was survived by four sisters.