J.C.BURRIS

El sobrino de Sonny Terry, Johnny "J C" Burris heredó de su tio la afición por  la armónica de blues, aunque no grabó  demasiado.  Es conocido por su uso de los huesos de ritmo africano, dos palos tocados  como castañuelas que él tocaba además  de la armónica. Burris estuvo actuando  en Nueva York en la década de 1950 y ha trabajado en las sesiones de grabación con Terry, Sticks McGhee , y otros artistas en Folkways Records. Al final de la década, se trasladó a California, encontró  algún trabajo en los clubes populares en San Francisco antes de que un derrame cerebral en 1966 le dejo su lado derecho prácticamente inútil, aunque varios años más tarde, recuperó parte de  la movilidad , y en 1973, comenzó tocar de nuevo, la grabación del poco de material en solitario acompañado en 1975-1976 que aparece en Arhoolie's, como  Blues Profesor álbum. Continuó tocando  en escuelas, clubs y festivales hasta su muerte en 1988.

Biografía del artista por Richie Unterberger in allmusic 

The nephew of Sonny Terry, Johnny "J.C." Burris was also a blues harmonica player, though he didn't record too much. He is noted for his use of African rhythm bones, two sticks played like castanets that can be played off the harmonica. Burris did some performing in New York in the 1950s and worked on recording sessions with Terry, Sticks McGhee, and other artists on Folkways Records. At the end of the decade, he relocated to California, finding some work in folk clubs in San Francisco before a stroke in 1966 robbed him of his use of his right side. Several years later, he regained his mobility on his right side, and in 1973, he began performing again, recording some solo unaccompanied material in 1975-1976 that appears on Arhoolie's Blues Professor album. He continued playing at schools, clubs, and festivals until his death in 1988.

                                 

                                 

                                 

With Sonny Terry and JC Burris

                                   

J C Buris was a bluesman from North Carolina. He learned playing harmonica from his uncle Sonny Terry, besides playing the harp he was playing the bones and his selfmade puppet Mr Jack. These recordings are out of the year 1978.