Diamond Jim Greene

Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, "Diamond" Jim Greene's initial exposure to blues was through Arvella Gray, a blind Chicago street singer and guitarist, who Jim saw performing on Ellis Avenue on Chicago's south side during the late 1950's. Since that first exposure, Jim has performed in numerous blues band configurations, including a stint with the Southern California-based all acoustic "Blues Ambassadors". For the last 20 years, he has performed unplugged and solo, or with a harmonica player and/or upright bass. John Cephas, Phil Wiggins, the late John Jackson, the late Archie Edwards, Paul Geremia, Roy Bookbinder, all of whom Jim had the pleasure of meeting and playing with during the mid 1980's, remain constant influences as does fellow Chicagoan "Honeyboy" Edwards.

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