JOHNNY SHINES

Johnny Shines was a black African American blues singer and guitarist from the 1930s to the 1990s. Shines played throughout the southern United States until he settled in Chicago. There he found work in the construction industry but continued to play in local bars. In 1952, Shines recorded what is considered his best work, but the recordings were a commercial failure. He was rediscovered in 1966 when he recorded tracks for the third volume of Chicago/The Blues/Today, which became a blues classic, and it brought Shines into the mainstream music scene. He passed away in 1992 at the age of 76.