Jimmy Witherspoon

Witherspoon combined elements of jazz and blues to create a deep, sophisticated sound. His career was overshadowed by the emergence of rock, but he enjoyed a comeback at the 1959 Monterey Jazz Festival, where he performed with Coleman Hawkins, Earl Hines and others.

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