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Jimmy Dawkins(1936-2013)

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  • Soundtrack
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A blues man shares his music and wisdom with a club crowd on Chicago's west side.
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Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009)
Jimmy Dawkins was born on 24 October 1936 in Tchula, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Jesus vender tilbage (1992), Supernatural (2005) and Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009). He was married to Verdia. He died on 10 April 2013 in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
BornOctober 24, 1936
DiedApril 10, 2013(76)
BornOctober 24, 1936
DiedApril 10, 2013(76)
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Known for

Jesus vender tilbage (1992)
Jesus vender tilbage
4.3
  • Composer
  • 1992
Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
Supernatural
8.4
TV Series
  • Soundtrack
Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009)
Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
Video
  • Guest guitar
  • 2009
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald (2005)
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald
Video
  • Self
  • 2005

Credits

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Actor

  • Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge (2009)
    Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
    Video
    • Guest guitar
    • 2009

Composer

  • Jesus vender tilbage (1992)
    Jesus vender tilbage
    4.3
    • Composer
    • 1992

Soundtrack

  • Jensen Ackles and Jared Padalecki in Supernatural (2005)
    Supernatural
    8.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "The Blues Won't Let Me Be"
    • 2008–2009

Videos2

Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
Trailer 1:50
Tail Dragger: Live at Rooster's Lounge
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald
Trailer 2:43
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald
Trailer 2:43
Tail Dragger: My Head Is Bald

Personal details

  • Born
    • October 24, 1936
    • Tchula, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • April 10, 2013
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Spouse
    • Verdia? - 2013 (his death, 6 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He grew up in Pascagoula, Mississippi. He taught himself to play guitar. In 1955, he moved to Chicago, and worked in a box factory by day while playing in blues clubs at night.
  • Nickname
    • Fast Fingers

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