[Harp-L] J.C. Burris ( a tiny bit more)

[Chris Bates <cchrisbates@xxxxxxxxx>]

from allmusic.com

Biography	by Richie Unterberger

The nephew of Sonny Terry, Johnny "J.C." Burris was
also a blues harmonica player, though he didn't record
too much. He is noted for his use of African rhythm
bones, two sticks played like castanets that can be
played off the harmonica. Burris did some performing
in New York in the 1950s and worked on recording
sessions with Terry, Sticks McGhee, and other artists
on Folkways Records. At the end of the decade, he
relocated to California, finding some work in folk
clubs in San Francisco before a stroke in 1966 robbed
him of his use of his right side. Several years later,
he regained his mobility on his right side, and in
1973, he began performing again, recording some solo
unaccompanied material in 1975-1976 that appears on
Arhoolie's Blues Professor album. He continued playing
at schools, clubs, and festivals until his death in
1988. 


		
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