John Cephas ( Washington DC , September 4th 1930 - March 4th 2009 ) was an American blues guitarist . Along with harmonica player Phil Wiggins, he formed the duo Cephas & Wiggins .
The two met each other during a jam session in 1977 and played together in Wilbert "Big Chief" Ellis' band. Their first album dates from 1981 and was the beginning of a whole series.Cephas was in 1989, the National Heritage Fellowship .
Discography [ edit ][]
- Living Country Blues USA Vol. 1 (L & R, 1981)
- Bitter Sweet Blues (L & R, 1984)
- Let It Roll: Bowling Green (Marimac Records, 1985)
- Dog Days of August (Flying Fish Records, 1986)
- Guitar Man (Flying Fish, 1987)
- Walking Blues (Marimac, 1988)
- Flip, Flop & Fly (Flying Fish, 1992)
- Bluesmen (Chesky Records, 1993)
- Cool Down (Alligator Records, 1996)
- Goin 'Down the Road Feelin' Bad (Evidence Records, 1998)
- Homemade (Alligator, 1999)
- From Richmond to Atlanta (Rounder Records, 2000)
- Somebody Told the Truth (Alligator, 2002)
- Shoulder to Shoulder (Alligator, 2006)