SHINES, JOHN NED

SHINES, JOHN NED (JOHNNY). Bluesman (26 April 1915 in Frayser, Tennessee). His parents moved to nearby Memphis, Tennessee, when he was six years old. As a child he picked up basic guitar techniques from his mother and an uncle, both of whom played religious music, but did not seriously study the instrument until he was seventeen. About that time he came into contact with Howlin' Wolf ( Chester Burnett ), who exerted strong influence upon the development of his style. During the early...