Lil' Jimmy Reed Interview (2024)
Art Rocks!
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Art
Place Covered: West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2024-04-12
Duration: 00:27:55
Subjects: Blues (music)
Contributors:
- Fox-Smith, James Host
- Kendrick, Dorothy Producer
- Reed, Lil' Jimmy Interviewee
- Davis, Albert Interviewee
Description
This episode of the series “Art Rocks!” from April 12, 2024, features James Fox-Smith’s interview with Leon Atkins, aka Lil’ Jimmy Reed, an internationally acclaimed blues musician from Hardwood in West Feliciana Parish. He discusses: growing up in Hardwood; the blues musicians he grew up listening to; how he got the name Lil’ Jimmy Reed; learning to play the harmonica and guitar; his early career; the appreciation for blues all around the world; and his family. It also includes an interview with Albert Davis, Hardwood resident.