Studebaker John

Studebaker John
Studebaker John performing in August 2010
Background information
Born	John Grimaldi (1952-11-05) November 5, 1952 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Chicago blues [1]
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, harmonica player, singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Guitar, harmonica
Years active	1970s–present
Labels	Retread Records, Avanti, Double Trouble, Blind Pig, Evidence, Delmark

John Grimaldi (born November 5, 1952) , better known by his stage name Studebaker John is an American blues guitarist and harmonica player. ^[1] He is a practitioner of the Chicago blues style, with his stage name arising from an automobile he once owned. ^[1]

Biography

He was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Studebaker John's father was an amateur musician, and he played early in life at the Maxwell Street flea market. ^[1] Grimaldi began playing harmonica at age seven. In the 1970s he put together his band, the Hawks, and worked as a construction worker while recording and performing on the side. ^[1] He recorded extensively for Blind Pig Records in the 1990s. ^[2] Grimaldi counts Hound Dog Taylor as the reason he began playing slide guitar. ^[3] Atom Egoyan chose three of John's songs for his 1993 film Calendar , and included two songs in his 1994 film Exotica . In 1995, John played on Little Mack Simmons', High & Lonesome album. ^[3]

Discography

• Straight No Chaser (Retread Records RRLP-0003, 1979)
• Rockin' The Blues '85 (Avanti Records 603071, 1985; CD reissue: Double Trouble 3031, 1992)
• Nothin' But Fun (Double Trouble 3025, 1990)
• Born To Win (Double Trouble 3027, 1991)
• Too Tough (Blind Pig 5010, 1994)
• Outside Lookin' In (Blind Pig 5022, 1995)
• Tremoluxe (Blind Pig 5031, 1996)
• Time Will Tell (Blind Pig 5042, 1997)
• Promise Of Love (Avanti [UPC: 800492185656], 2000)
• Howl With The Wolf (Evidence 26112, 2001)
• Between Life & Death (Avanti [UPC: 620673230827], 2004)
• Self-Made Man (Avanti [UPC: 800492176456], 2006)
• Waiting On The Sun (Avanti [UPC: 800492193583], 2008)
• That's The Way You Do (Delmark 810, 2010) with the Maxwell Street Kings
• Old School Rockin' (Delmark 818, 2012)
• Kingsville Jukin' (Delmark 830, 2013) with the Maxwell Street Kings
• Eternity's Descent (Avanti [UPC: 692193999515], 2015; reissue: Pepper Cake/ZYX Music [UPC: 090204527397], 2018)
• Songs For None (Red White 'n' Blues/Avanti [UPC: 8712618203323], 2018)
• The Resonator (Pepper Cake/ZYX Music [UPC: 194111014961], 2022) ^[4]

References

1. "Studebaker John Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic . Retrieved June 18, 2023.
2. "STUDEBAKER JOHN". All About Blues Music. November 2, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
3. Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books Limited. pp. 169–70. ISBN   1-85868-255-X.
4. "Studebaker John Albums and Discography". AllMusic . Retrieved June 18, 2023.

External links

• Studebaker John website