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Tail Dragger

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Born
30 September 1940
Born In
Altheimer, Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States
Died
5 September 2023 (aged 82)
Tail Dragger was American Chicago blues musician James Yancey Jones (born in Altheimer, Arkansas, on 30 September 1940; died 4 September 2023). He performed beginning in the 1960s and released four albums. A disciple of Howlin' Wolf, Jones was given his nickname by his hero because of his habit of regularly arriving late at Howlin' Wolf performances. Jones moved to Chicago in the '60's and quickly began to play with Howlin' Wolf and other West Side blues legends over more than a quarter century. The Chicago Reader's Monica Kendrick calls his music "… read more
Tail Dragger was American Chicago blues musician James Yancey Jones (born in Altheimer, Arkansas, on 30 September 1940; died 4 September 2023). He performed beginning in the 1960s and released four albums. A disciple of Howlin' Wolf, Jones was given his nickname by his hero because of hi… read more
Tail Dragger was American Chicago blues musician James Yancey Jones (born in Altheimer, Arkansas, on 30 September 1940; died 4 September 2023). He performed beginning in the 1960s and released four albums. A disciple of Howlin' Wolf, Jones was given his nickname by his hero because of his habit of regularly arriving late at Howlin' Wolf performances. Jo… read more

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1 My Head Is Bald - Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge, Chicago My Head Is Bald
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2 Play track My Head Is Bald - Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge, Chicago Tend To Your Business
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3 Play track Longtime Friends in the Blues Please Mr. Jailer
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4 My Head Is Bald - Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge, Chicago Prison Blues
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5 My Head Is Bald - Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge, Chicago You Gotta Go
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6 Live at Rooster's Lounge Keep It to Yourself
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7 American People American People
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8 American People Ooh Baby (Hold Me)
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9 American People Long Distance Call
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  1. 367 listeners

    2005 · 13 tracks

    My Head Is Bald - Live at Vern's Friendly Lounge, Chicago
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    1 Oct 2009 · 18 tracks

    Live at Rooster's Lounge
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    19 Mar 2012 · 10 tracks

    Longtime Friends in the Blues
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    8 Apr 2013 · 10 tracks

    Stop Lyin'
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