Jim O'Neal

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Jim O'Neal (born November 25, 1948,[1] Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States)[2] is an American blues expert, writer, record producer, and record company executive. He co-founded America's first blues magazine, Living Blues, in Chicago in 1970, and wrote the column "BluEsoterica". O'Neal also co-founded Rooster Blues Records and, as of 2007, operated the Stackhouse record label, with bases in Clarksdale, Mississippi, and Kansas City.

O'Neal produced Lonnie Shields' debut album, Portrait, on Rooster Blues in 1993, which achieved notable critical acclaim, being cited as one of the best debut albums of that year.[3] In addition, Portrait won the Living Blues Critics' Poll as Best Album.[4][5]

He is co-editor with

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O'Neal was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2002.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-252-03833-4
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  2. ISBN 9780549341963.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link
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  3. ^ "Lonnie Shields". Soulbluesmusic.com. Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-0415926997
    . Retrieved December 14, 2015.
  5. ^ "Portrait - Lonnie Shields | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved December 14, 2015.

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