Chicago bluesman Jimmy “Fast Fingers” Dawkins passed away Wednesday at 76, the Associated Press reports.
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Dawkins was born in Tchula, Mississippi and taught himself to play guitar before moving to Chicago in the 1950s and made a name for himself playing with the likes of Otis Rush and Buddy Guy.
Dawkins’ first album, “Fast Fingers,” was released on the Delmark label in 1969.
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