Little Johnny Jones (pianist)

Jones was born in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, in 1924, and was a cousin of Otis Spann.

[1] In later years, he worked with Howlin' Wolf, Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells, and Magic Sam, among others.

[4] His 1949 Aristocrat side "Big Town Playboy" is regarded as a classic of the genre,[8] and was covered by the guitarist Eddie Taylor in 1955.

He died of bronchopneumonia in Cook County Hospital, and was interred at Restvale Cemetery in November 1964.

[10][11] On May 14, 2011, the fourth annual White Lake Blues Festival took place at the Howmet Playhouse Theater, in Whitehall, Michigan.