Died On This Date (March 4, 2009) John Cephas / Blues Guitarist
themusicsover John Cephas
1930 – March 4, 2009
John Cephas was a blues guitarist and singer who, with his musical partner and harmonica player, Phil Wiggins helped keep the Piedmont style of blues alive well into the 21st century. Cephas began playing with Wiggins after meeting each other at a folk festival in the mid ’70s. Over the course of their career together, they released over a dozen albums for such respected blues labels and Flying Fish and Alligator. 1987’s Dog Days Of August earned them a W.C. Handy award for Best Blues Album, while their 2002 Somebody Told The Truth shot to #8 on the Billboard Blues Chart. John Cephas, age 78, died of pulmonary fibrosis on March 4, 2009.
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