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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jimmy D. Lane |
| Born | (1965-07-04)July 4, 1965 (age 59) Chicago,Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Electric blues[1] |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass, drums |
| Years active | 1990s–present |
| Labels | APO Records |
Jimmy D. Lane (born July 4, 1965, inChicago,Illinois, United States) is anAmericanelectric blues guitarist.[1]
Lane was born to theChess blues musicianJimmy Rogers and his wife Dorothy. In his childhood, he got to know a number of older bluesmen who worked with his father, includingMuddy Waters,Howlin' Wolf,Willie Mabon,Little Walter andAlbert King. In 1998, Lane played for the then PresidentBill Clinton.
He has worked with Eric Clapton, Mick Jagger,Jim Keltner, Keith Richards, B.B. King, Van Morrison,Jonny Lang,Gary Moore, Double Trouble, Taj Mahal, Stephen Stills,Jeff Healey,Lowell Fulson, andSnooky Pryor,Kim Wilson,Pinetop Perkins,Johnnie Johnson,Kim Wilson, Robert Plant, Jimmy Page, David ‘HoneyBoy’ Edwards,Little Hatch,Willie Kent,Henry Gray,Lazy Lester and Eomot RaSun. He has also worked withSam Lay,Hubert Sumlin,Carey Bell,Dave Myers and his father, Jimmy Rogers.
In 1993, The Jimmy Rogers Band toured Europe, where they made a stop to perform at theBBC. In 1994 they performed at theW. C. Handy Awards and in 1995 they appeared on theConan O'Brien Show,[2] as well as theChicago Blues Festival.
He made his solo recording debut in 1995. The self-titled disc on Blue Seal Records featured 12 originals and one of his father's tunes. In 1993, during the sessions forBluebird for Analogue Productions, with the Jimmy Rogers Band, he met the record producer John Koenig and head of Acoustic Sounds, Chad Kassem. Koenig saw the Jimmy D. Lane band at B. B. King's Club in Universal City. Koenig and Kassem got together and Lane recordedLong Gone for Analogue Productions in 1995, at Ocean Way Studios in Los Angeles.
His second album,Long Gone was released in 1997. Lane played on and co-produced Hubert Sumlin'sI Know You, also on Analogue Productions.
One of his favorite phrases "It's all good", was originally the title of his third release, but changed it toLegacy in honor of his father's memory. It was released in May 1998, and featured guest appearances of Sam Lay on drums, Carey Bell on harp and Hubert Sumlin on guitar. It also featured the last recordings of Jimmy Rogers, who played on "One Room Country Shack" and "Another Mule Kickin' In My Stall."
Lane's fourth release wasIt's Time. Eddie Kramer (audio engineer), Chris "Whipper" Layton, Tommy Shannon and Mike Finnigan participated.
In 2008, Lane's song "Tears Without A Shoulder" was featured in an episode ofIn Plain Sight ("The Trojan Horst"). In July 2012, Lane made a national Canadian television appearance onGlobal BC Morning News. He was commissioned by Tourism Burnaby, British Columbia to host an on line Twitter video show, "Tweet The Blues", to help promote the 2012 Burnaby Blues Festival. He has been included on his father's,Mississippi Blues Trail Historical Landmark inRuleville, Mississippi. Lane performed two songs on theExperience Hendrix Live at The Paramount Theatre DVD, released in 2008. He performed withMike McCready, Double Trouble and Hubert Sumlin, on the project.
In April 2013, Lane was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall Of Fame.[3]
Lane's music has been likened to that ofStevie Ray Vaughan,[citation needed] whose former bandDouble Trouble played with him on the 2004 album,It's Time. Others[who?] have compared Lane's guitar work with that ofCorey Stevens,Kenny Wayne Shepherd,Jonny Lang,Jimi Hendrix andJeff Healey.
Note: (D2D = Direct to Disc. Recorded directly onto a vinyl disc)
