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Junior Wells (1934–1998)

Born in Memphis in 1934, Junior Wells was one of the primary blues harmonica players in Chicago after World War II. Influenced by Sonny Boy Williamson and, especially, Walter Jacobs (aka "Little Walter"), Wells helped to define the sound of the harmonica in the 1950s, first with the Aces, a group fronted by him, and later with Buddy Guy and Muddy Waters. See full bio »

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Filmography

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2010 House M.D. (TV series)
Baggage (2010) (performer: "In the Wee Hours" - uncredited)
 
2008 The Wire (TV series)
Not for Attribution (2008) (performer: "Messin with the Kid")
 
2006 Idiocracy (writer: "Hoodoo Man" 1965 / performer: "Hoodoo Man" 1965)
 
2003 Crime Spree (performer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It")
 
2002 Deuces Wild (performer: "Lovey Dovey Lovey One")
 
2002 Showtime (writer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It" 1965 / performer: "Snatch It Back and Hold It" 1965)
 
1998 Eros and Psyche (performer: "Stormy Monday Blues")
 
1998 Home Fries (performer: "Why Are People Like That")
 
1998 Blues Brothers 2000 (performer: "Cheaper To Keep Her", "Checkin' Up On My Baby")
 
1997 Flipping (writer: "SNATCH IT BACK AND HOLD IT" / performer: "SNATCH IT BACK AND HOLD IT")
 
1996 2 Days in the Valley (writer: "Going Home" / performer: "Going Home")
 
1994 Cabin Boy (writer: "IN THE WEE HOURS")
 
1991 Dutch (performer: "Snatch It Back And Hold It")
 
1991 Eric Clapton: 24 Nights (TV special documentary) (writer: "Hoodoo Man")
 
1985 To Live and Die in L.A. (performer: "Good Morning School Girl", "Lawdy! Lawdy!")
 
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1998 Blues Brothers 2000
Junior Wells
 
Show ShowSelf (7 titles)
1997 The 39th Annual Grammy Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1987 The 29th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Performer
 
1983 Chicago on the Good Foot (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1982 Jammin' with the Blues Greats (video documentary)
Himself
 
1974 Soundstage (TV series)
Himself
Blues Summit (1974) … Himself
 
1973 Blues Under the Skin (documentary)
Bluesman
 
1968 The Bell Telephone Hour (TV series)
Himself
The Sights and Sounds of Chicago (1968) … Himself (as Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band)
 
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2001 Blues Odyssey (TV documentary)
Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Single: "You're Tuff Enough" / "The Hippies Are Trying" (Blue Rock Records) See more »

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Alternate Names:

Junior Wells Chicago Blues Band
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Trivia:

Blues harmonica player. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius