Jimmy Reed
- MatchJimmy Reed
- 100%Elmore James
- 87%Little Walter
- 87%Muddy Waters
- 78%Slim Harpo
- 71%Howlin' Wolf
- 71%Howling Wolf
- 71%Lowell Fulson
- 70%Sonny Boy Williamson
- 68%Jimmy Rogers
- 58%Otis Rush
OLDIES.com Description
Jimmy Reed was perhaps the most accessible of all the Bluesman of his time. He distinctly influenced the music of such diversified artists as Elvis Presley, The Rolling Stones, Paul Butterfield, John Mayall, Slim Harpo and Johnny Winter. Reed began his musical journey in Mississippi and was eventually discovered by Chicago's Vee-Jay Records in the early 1950s. Jimmy Reed became the most successful Blues artist of all time, placing eleven songs on the Billboard Hot 100 Pop charts and a total of fourteen hits on the R&B charts.