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18 December 2017

Álvaro Assmar Pereira

guitarist, singer
 
20.03.1958 - 18.12.2017

Álvaro Assmar Pereira was a Brazilian singer, guitarist, radio and composer. He was one of the pioneer blues musicians and composers in Bahia and also performed in Salvador's rock scene.

6 July 2017

Melvin LeRoy 'Deacon' Jones

organist (John Lee Hooker) 
 
12.12.1943 - 06.07.2017

Deacon Jone, originally Melvin LeRoy Jones, was born on December 12, 1943 in the town of Richmond Indiana. An accomplished blues artist, composer and arranger, as well as a widely acknowledged master of the Hammond B3 organ, Deacon served for over 18 years as band leader for blues legend John Lee Hooker, having earlier performed in a similar capacity for Freddie King and Curtis Mayfield. His original composition, We'll Meet Again, was the featured single on John Lee Hooker's 1996 Grammy Award-winning platinum CD, Chill Out. Deacon also collaborated with one of the best Spanish blues artist of our time, Norberto "Pappo" Napolitnao.