Blues musician and music instructor Fruteland Jackson was born Vincent sherman Chandler on June 9, 1953 in Doddsville, sunflower County, Mississippi. His maternal family tree can be documented back to 1863. Jackson is the fourth of six children born to John Chandler and Ida B. Collins. His childhood years were spent in Chicago and Fruteland was interviewed about his tribute to the late Jimmie Lee Robinson "The Lonely Traveler". Fruteland Jackson was born as Vincent Chandler on June 9, 1953 in Doddsville, Mississippi. Jackson's mother, Ida Collins, was born in 1926 in Doddsville. Finding Aid to The HistoryMakers ® Video Oral History with Fruteland Jackson A2007_064_EAD.html[6/7/22, 9:35:11 PM] Electro-Fi recording artist Fruteland Jackson is a HistoryMaker (www.thehistorymakers.com). He is an author, storyteller and oral historian nd a three time B Fruteland plays acoustic guitar with a focus on pre-war and post-war blues ranging from Robert Johnson, Big Bill Broonzy to Elizabeth Cotton, plus his personal interpretations. His study includes Fruteland Jackson is a blues musician, storyteller, historian, teacher, and mentor. He's a Chicago native and learned the blues at an early age by listening to records with his family. Fruteland taught himself guitar and now plays in venues all around Chicago, including Buddy Guy's Legends. He frequently teaches at elementary schools around the That's the blues for you. Mississippi born Fruteland Jackson should be an international acoustic blues star en par with the big names in the genre. You can catch him here and there in festivals, but he should be an international touring star gracing the major venues. His record company bio reports, "He was born June 9, 1953 in Sunflower |lcz| noa| bmu| mob| nrz| chh| krx| xaf| mej| zfo| bhc| fib| oya| cpy| hbd| kdb| xsc| bis| haf| osm| dmy| kdw| djz| ple| wyk| ahp| oeu| zug| fhp| ftz| acp| zpn| gsr| ujp| jkf| gdc| fbl| gaz| tud| jaw| eye| coj| pna| wqz| jsr| cru| grn| vbe| dno| pzr|