Calvin "Fuzz" Jones

Calvin "Fuzz" Jones (June 9, 1926 – August 9, 2010) was an American electric blues bassist and singer. He worked with many blues musicians, including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, the Legendary Blues Band, Mississippi Heat, James Cotton, Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, Little Walter and Elmore James.

He contributed to the collaborative 1996 album Eye to Eye, which also featured Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Ronnie Earl and Bruce Katz.

Life and career Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, In his childhood he learned to play the violin and the acoustic bass, later switching to the electric bass guitar, which became his instrument of choice. He played on the albums They Call Me Muddy Waters (1971), Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live (1979), and King Bee (1981).

In the 1980 film The Blues Brothers, Jones appeared as the bassist in the blues band on Maxwell Street, Chicago, outside the Soul Food Cafe. The same year, Jones and others from Muddy Waters's backing group formed the Legendary Blues Band, which recorded seven albums with Jones playing bass and occasionally providing vocals, until the group split up, in 1993. the Howlin' Wolf Tribute Band, and the Jelly Roll All-Stars. He backed Cassandra Wilson on her 2003 album, Glamoured, and her recording of "Vietnam Blues", written by J. B. Lenoir.

Discography Collaboration albums Year Title Record label 1996 Eye to Eye Audioquest Records With Muddy Waters Muddy, Brass & the Blues (Chess, 1966) They Call Me Muddy Waters (Chess, 1971) Live at Mr. Kelly's (Chess, 1971) Can't Get No Grindin' (Chess, 1973) "Unk" in Funk (Chess, 1974) Muddy "Mississippi" Waters – Live (Blue Sky, 1979) King Bee (Blue Sky, 1981)