James Madison (musician)
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| name = James Madison
| image = File:American_blues_guitarist_James_Pee_Wee_Madison.png
| caption = Madison at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival
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| alias = Pee Wee Madison
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1935|5|4}}
| birth_place = Osceola, Arkansas, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2008|1|7|1935|5|4}}
| death_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
| genre = Blues
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = Guitar
| discography =
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James "Pee Wee" Madison (May 4, 1935 – January 7, 2008){{cite book| first1= Bob| last1= Eagle| first2= Eric S.| last2= LeBlanc| year= 2013| title= Blues - A Regional Experience| publisher= Praeger Publishers| location= Santa Barbara| pages=163 | isbn= 978-0313344237}} was an American blues guitar player.
Biography
Born in Osceola, Arkansas, he moved to Chicago in the late 1950s, molding his musicianship after that of Little Walter.{{cite web|last=Eder|first=Bruce|title=James "Pee Wee" Madison - Biography|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/james-pee-wee-madison-p156763/biography|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=February 2, 2012}} His big chance came when he joined the band of Muddy Waters in 1963, replacing guitarist Pat Hare who was incarcerated for killing his girlfriend.{{cite book|last=Gordon|first=Robert|title=Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters|year=2003|publisher=Back Bay Books|isbn=0-316-16494-1|pages=202–203}}
Starting in 1964, Madison played on most of Muddy Waters' recordings. He played with Muddy Waters' band until the ending of his world tour in 1973, mostly playing rhythm guitar on an upside-down Fender Mustang.{{cite web|last=Schuller |first=Tim |title=The Lost Tapes (1999) |url=http://www.blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=album&catalognum=BPCD5054 |publisher=Blind Pig Records |accessdate=February 2, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920034929/http://blindpigrecords.com/index.cfm?section=album&catalognum=BPCD5054 |archivedate=September 20, 2011 }}
While traveling through Illinois with Muddy Waters on October 26, 1969, Madison was injured in an automobile accident. He spent two days in the hospital recovering from his injuries. The young couple that collided with the band's vehicle on U.S. Route 45 were both killed in the accident.{{cite news |last1=Walker |first1=James |title=50 years ago in the blues |url=https://www.daily-journal.com/life/50-years-ago-in-the-blues/article_afc453ec-f6a5-11e9-9cba-bf1b199c3049.html |access-date=26 November 2021 |publisher=Daily Journal |date=26 October 2019}}
Discography
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With Muddy Waters
- Muddy, Brass & the Blues (Chess, 1966)
- Live at Mr. Kelly's (Chess, 1971)
- Can't Get No Grindin' (Chess, 1973)
With Otis Spann
- The Blues Never Die! (Prestige, 1965)
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Category:American blues guitarists
Category:American male guitarists
Category:People from Osceola, Arkansas
Category:Guitarists from Arkansas
Category:Guitarists from Chicago