Jimmy Dawkins (1936-2013) was one of the bluesmen who with his calm and sinuous style with the guitar was fundamental along with other great icons such as Magic Sam or Otis Rush in the Chicago West-Side sound. He was never a showman, his particular picking of the strings and the speed of execution - which earned him the nickname of fast fingers - were his personal mark far from artifice and protagonism. Dawkins, who arrived in Chicago in 1955, was a quiet guitarist, stylist and perfectionist, had in Delmark Records the company that published his first albums from 1969 and had great international recognition, particularly in Europe and Japan, where he was performing with remarkable regularity. His recording work must be considered essential to the blues in Chicago since the late 50s, with essential recording sessions - both by his own and in his prolific sideman facet - and his legacy has been present in the musical formation of many guitarists that happened to him, being recognized as an influence by later players such as Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck or Stevie Ray Vaughan. "Fast Fingers" Dawkins was one of the greats.