American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter
Jimmy Reed died in San Francisco at the age of 50 following an epileptic seizure, shortly before his 51st birthday. He became known for the songs "Honest I Do", "Baby What You Want Me to Do", "Bright Lights, Big City", and "Big Boss Man". Between
1955 and
1965, he had a total of 19 Top 40 R&B hits and strongly influenced artists including
The Rolling Stones,
Elvis Presley,
Eric Clapton, Billy Gibbons,
Hank Williams Jr.,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, and
Jerry Garcia.
