Blues
Guitarist, songwriter and singer Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones began working professionally at age 16 with Freddie King's backing band, the Thunderbirds. He got his first guitar from his uncle, jazz musician Adolphus Sneed. Jones cites an eclectic array of influences: Freddie King, Cornell Dupree and Larry Carlton. For many years, he's backed various Dallas-area vocalists on guitar, but in the mid-1990s, he came into his own as a vocalist with an album for JSP Records, I Need Time (1997), which showcases his crafty songwriting, great guitar playing, and powerful singing.
In 1967, Jones joined Dallas-area vocalist Bobby Patterson's outfit, the Mustangs. Through most of the 1970s, Jones backed various artists, including Patterson, Johnnie Taylor and Charlie Robertson. In late 1987, he went to California and joined the Silent Partners with bassist Russell Jackson and drummer Tony Coleman, the latter of whom is best known for his work with B.B. King's orchestra. Jones recorded with Bay-area piano player and singer Katie Webster on her critically praised Alligator Records album, Swamp Boogie Queen.
Jones met harmonica player Charlie Musselwhite at a Sonny Rhodes recording session, and Musselwhite persuaded him to stay in California and join his band. Jones played guitar on Musselwhite's three late-1980s/early-1990s albums for Alligator Records (Ace of Harps, In My Time, and Signature). He also had the chance to do some extensive world touring with the harmonica master.
Jones left Musselwhite's band amicably in the mid-1990s and is now back in Dallas, where he accompanies Dallas-area blues singers like R.L. Griffin, Hal Harris and the Lowlifers, and others. He issued Watch What You Say in 1998. ~ Richard Skelly, All Music Guide.
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Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones is one of a long line of prominent guitarists from the Dallas/Ft. Worth area of Texas. In a line of players that has included Blind Lemon Jefferson, T-Bone Walker, Freddie King and the Vaughan Brothers, Jr. Boy Jones is every bit the equal of these fine guitarists. Having started his career at the tender age of 16 with none other than the great Freddie King, Jones has also spent time working with Katie Webster, Johnny Taylor and Charlie Musselwhite, among others.
He came into his own as a vocalist with an album for JSP Records, “I Need Time” (1997), which showcases his crafty songwriting, great guitar playing, and powerful singing. Jones finally steps from the shadows of the greats with whom he's collaborated (Charlie Musselwhite, Freddie King, Katie Webster, Bobby Patterson). Judging from this stunning debut led by his distinctive guitar leads, the only question is: Why did he need so much time?
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Andrew "Jr. Boy" Jones- Vocals, guitar
Oliver Mowat- Piano
Marvin Washington- Hammond B-3 organ
Christole Jones- Bass
Charles "Sugar Boy" Meyers- Drums.
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01. I Need Time
02. I Got a Stick
03. Hoochie Mama
04. These Bills
05. Big Leg, Heavy Bottom
06. Blues Joint
07. I'm With You
08. Jr. Boy's Jam
09. You're a Dog
10. Gotta Be Foolin' You
11. Tribute to Freddie
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