David “Junior” Kimbrough, a Mississippi bluesman who ran his own juke joints for more than 30 years, died Saturday in Holly Springs, Miss. He was 67.
The cause reportedly was a heart attack.
He was born in Hudsonville, Miss. While working as a diesel mechanic, he began running his own juke joints.
He first recorded in 1968, with a single for the local Philwood label, and also released a single for High Water Records.
In 1992, he was featured in the documentary “Deep Blues,” produced by blues historian Robert Palmer, and had his music released nationally for the first time as part of the soundtrack on Atlantic Records.
He went on to make three albums for Fat Possum label: “All Night Long,” “Sad Days, Lonely Nights” and “Most Things Haven’t Worked Out.”
