John Primer, a true living legend of the blues. Born on March 5, 1945, in Camden, Mississippi, he is a bluesman still active both in the studio and on stage. In Chicago since the early '60s, Primer has been one of the city's favorite guitarist, a consummate stylist, a six-string powerhouse, and a mythic figure of the twelve-bar blues. He was a member of the house band at Theresa's Lounge on the South Side, where he backed legends like Junior Wells, Magic Sam, and James Cotton among others. In 1980, he joined Muddy Waters’ blues band and remained with him until Waters' death three years later. Primer then joined Magic Slim’s band, The Teardrops, becoming its cornerstone for thirteen consecutive years and helping shape one of the most genuine blues sounds in Chicago. He launched his solo career with the release of "Poor Man Blues", released by Wolf Records in 1991, the same year he also released "Stuff You Got to Watch", his second album through Earwig Music.
Throughout his career, John Primer has appeared on nearly a hundred albums, including twenty-two under his own name and sixteen as second guitar with The Teardrops. What follows is a list of bluesmen he has recorded with: