John Louis Sibley (November 23, 1941 – August 29, 2006), known professionally as Johnny Dollar, was an American Chicago blues guitarist, singer and songwriter.
Despite living through the Vietnam experiences without a scratch, his walking a police beat in the tougher neighborhoods of the Windy City, left him battle scarred.
[1] His fondness for a drink and eye for the ladies got him into various awkward situations, although his guitar playing remained strong and full of control.
Guest appearances on the recording included Henry Johnson on guitar on one track, and vocals from Big Time Sarah on another.
[3] He continued to perform in and around Chicago, but starting to suffer from congestive heart failure, which meant that further distance excursions were curtailed.
He was transferred to another hospital in West Side, Chicago, when his wallet, and therefore identity, was discovered in a pile of removed clothing he was wearing at the time of the accident.
After months of rehabilitation, Dollar was able to take to the stage at a Thanksgiving Evening in 2000; singing and playing like a man who had had a miraculous return from the dead.
The final track on the album was "Funky Broadway", with Dollar's best guitar work to the fore.