# Do You Remember Jimmy Reed?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-jimmy-reed/516886>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 9, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-jimmy-reed/516886 "2009-11-09T05:49:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-jimmy-reed/516886/1 "2009-11-09T05:49:50Z")

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Volunteer DJ Atomic Mama here … Have any Older Dopers out there ever met or seen or heard Jimmy Reed? Live? On record?

His music was always “around.” I interviewed him for my radio show way-back-when, saw him live a couple of times in Chicago (ghetto clubs), worked with one of his earlier “managers” Al Smith (as his “secretary” - the gig lasted less than three days), and met another DJ promoter Bill Tyson at the near-close of Jimmy’s career.

If you have memories, I’d love to read them. Thank you.

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**Author:** ![wedgehed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@wedgehed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wedgehed)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2009, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-remember-jimmy-reed/516886/2 "2009-11-09T14:27:32Z")

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No memories, but I’d love to own a Kay Jimmy Reed model.

[http://www.folkwaymusic.com/images/instruments/electrics/kay\_\_0708.jpg](http://www.folkwaymusic.com/images/instruments/electrics/kay__0708.jpg)