Jack Owens

Jack Owens

Birth : 1904-11-17, Bentonia, Mississippi, USA

Death : 1997-02-09

History

Jack Owens, born L. F. Nelson, was an American blues singer and guitarist. Owens did not seek to become a professional recording artist. He farmed, sold bootleg liquor, and ran a weekend juke joint in Bentonia for most of his life. His peer, Skip James, had left home and traveled until he found a talent agent and a record label to sign him, but Owens preferred to remain at home, selling liquor and performing only on his front porch.

Profile

Jack Owens

Movies

See You in Hell, Blind Boy
Bluesman
A travelogue through the Mississippi delta searching for the heart and the spirit of the blues.