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J. B. Lenoir was an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter, prominent in the Chicago blues scene during the 1950s and 1960s. Born on March 5, 1929, in Monticello, Mississippi, he passed away on April 29, 1967, in Champaign, Illinois, due to internal bleeding (and/or a heart attack) resulting from injuries sustained in a car crash three weeks earlier, which had not been properly treated. As a child, Lenoir learned to play guitar from his father in the style of Blind Lemon Jefferson, and he was also influenced by Arthur Crudup and Lightnin’ Hopkins. In the 1940s, he began performing in New Orleans alongside notable musicians like Sonny Boy Williamson and Elmore James. In 1949, he relocated to Chicago, where he collaborated with artists such as Memphis Minnie, Big Maceo Merriweather, and Muddy Waters. Lenoir's first recording session took place in late 1950 for Chess Records. He recorded for J.O.B and Parrot from 1951 to 1953 before returning to Chess. His most commercially successful release was the 1954 track “Mamma Talk To Your Daughter,” which reached #11 on the Billboard R&B chart and has since been covered by numerous blues and rock musicians. He was commemorated in John Mayall's songs “The Death of J.B. Lenoir” and "I’m

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