Studebaker John is American blues guitarist and harmonica player John Grimaldi (born in Chicago, IL, on 5 November 1952). He is a practitioner of the Chicago blues style. In the mid-70s, he formed the band Studebaker John & The Hawks, named for a car that Grimaldi owned at the time (and inspired by J.B. Hutto & The Hawks). As well as the band recordings, he records as Studebaker John. Grimaldi, whose father was an amateur musician, grew up listening to blues music on Chicago’s Maxwell Street where he heard the blues first-hand from Big Walter Horton, "One-Armed" J… read more
Studebaker John is American blues guitarist and harmonica player John Grimaldi (born in Chicago, IL, on 5 November 1952). He is a practitioner of the Chicago blues style. In the mid-70s, he formed the band Studebaker John & The Hawks, named for a car that Grimaldi owned at the time (and i… read more
Studebaker John is American blues guitarist and harmonica player John Grimaldi (born in Chicago, IL, on 5 November 1952). He is a practitioner of the Chicago blues style. In the mid-70s, he formed the band Studebaker John & The Hawks, named for a car that Grimaldi owned at the time (and inspired by J.B. Hutto & The Hawks). As well as the band recordings, … read more