Junior Wells

Junior Wells bio

Birth Name: Junior Wells

Occupation: Blues Singer

Place Of Birth: Arkansas

Date Of Birth: December 9, 1934

Date Of Death: January 15, 1998

Cause Of Death: N/A

Ethnicity: Unknown

Nationality: American


Junior Wells was born on the 9th of December, 1934. He was known for being a Blues Singer. Born Amos Wells Blakemore, Jr. and better known by his stage name Junior Wells, this blues singer is remembered for his collaborations with fellow blues musicians Buddy Guy, Earl Hooker, and Muddy Waters. His numerous albums include Hoodoo Man Blues (1965), Chiefly Wells (1986), and Alone & Acoustic (1991).

Junior Wells was born in Arkansas. He started playing the harmonica at age seven and recorded his first tracks in his late teens. His 1960 single “Little by Little” rose to a Top 25 position on Billboard’s R&B chart.

Junior Wells was a Sagittarius and was born in the Silent Generation.


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Childhood

Junior Wells was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.

Junior Wells is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.

Education

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Family

Junior Wells’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Junior Wells’s parents.

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Personal Life

Like many famous people and celebrities, Junior Wells kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.

Junior Wells was born in the Year of the Dog.

Fast Facts

REAL NAME: Junior Wells
NICKNAME: Junior
RELIGION: Unknown
AGE GENERATION: Silent Generation
BIRTH SIGN: Sagittarius
BIRTH DAY: Sunday
DEATH DAY: Thursday

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Horoscope

Zodiac Sign: Junior Wells was a Sagittarius. People of this zodiac sign like freedom, travel, philosophy, being outdoors and dislike clingy people, constrained, off-the-wall theories. The strengths of this sign are being generous, idealistic, sense of humor, while weaknesses can be to promise more than can deliver, impatient and say anything no matter how undiplomatic. The greatest overall compatibility with Sagittarius is Gemini and Aries.

Chinese Zodiac: Junior Wells was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign are fiercely loyal and can always keep a secret. They're not afraid of the hardships in life, but they also tend to worry too much sometimes.

Ruling Planet: Junior Wells had a ruling planet of Jupiter and has a ruling planet of Jupiter and by astrological associations Thursday is ruled by Jupiter. This planet represents abundance, prosperity and the principle of expansion. People who are born with Jupirer as the ruling planet are optimistic and have a big appetite for life.

Junior Wells’s birth sign is Sagittarius and he had a ruling planet of Jupiter.


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