John Cephas
John Cephas
Artist Information
Genres: Prewar Country Blues, Piedmont Blues, Contemporary Blues
Active: 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: September 4, 1930 in Washington, D.C.
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Biography
Piedmont blues specialists John Cephas (guitar) and Phil Wiggins (harmonica) are one of a handful of blues musicians who've benefited from the renewed interest in acoustic music in recent years. Cephas has been praised by the ~New York Times and other important media as "one of the outstanding exponents of the Piedmont style guitar." Both were born in Washington, D.C., though Wiggins is 25 years younger than his guitar-playing partner. Both sing well, and their albums are a mix of standard classic blues as well as their own originals. Along with John Jackson from Virginia, they are some of the names that come to mind when we think of Piedmont blues.
Discography
Release: June 27, 2006
Label: Alligator