James Henry Dawkins Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jimmy Dawkins was born on October 24, 1936 in Tchula, Mississippi, USA as James Henry Dawkins. He was an actor and composer, known for Jesus vender tilbage (1992), Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald (2005) and Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009). He was married to Verdia. He died on April 10, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
He didn't like the nickname "Fast Fingers", because he felt it typecast him as a high-energy, showy player, and overlooked his affinity for the slower blues.
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His first album, "Fast Fingers," came out in 1969, and won the Grand Prix du Disque from the Hot Club of France. He recorded several albums in the United States and Europe. In the 1980s, he had his own record company, Leric.
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He grew up in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He taught himself to play guitar. In 1955, he moved to Chicago, and worked in a box factory by day while playing in blues clubs at night.