Floyd Jones, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American Chicago blues singer, guitarist and songwriter
Date of Birth: 21-Jul-1917
Place of Birth: Marianna, Arkansas, United States
Date of Death: 19-Dec-1989
Profession: street artist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Floyd Jones
- Floyd Jones (July 21, 1917 – December 19, 1989) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songwriter.
- He was one of the first of the new generation of electric blues artists to record in Chicago after World War II, and a number of his recordings are regarded as classics of the Chicago blues idiom.
- His song "On the Road Again" was a top 10 hit for Canned Heat in 1968.
- Notably for a blues artist of his era, several of his songs have economic or social themes, such as "Stockyard Blues" (which refers to a strike at the Union Stock Yards), "Hard Times" and "Schooldays".
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