Three-time Grammy-nominated artist John Primer was the bandleader and guitarist for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, and Magic Slim & The Teardrops. Having played or recorded with a who's who of blues greats including Junior Wells, Gary Clark Jr., Derek Trucks, Johnny Winter, The Rolling Stones, and Buddy Guy -- to name a few -- John Primer's personal accolades, including a Lifetime Achievement Award, reflect his countless contributions to the history of Chicago blues. There are very few fans, critics or musicians who will deny the fact that John Primer is the real deal.

John Primer has undisputedly helped build the sound and style of Chicago blues as we know it today. The echos of tradition bellowing from the birthplaces he played, such as Maxwell Street, Theresa's, Checkerboard and Rosa's Lounges, pulse from every chord in his fingers today. John Primer is a Chicago Blues Living Legend.

Growing up on Mississippi sharecropper land in 1945, inspired by his family’s hard work and field songs daily, deep devotion to spirituals on Sundays and blues on Saturdays, John dreamed of one day playing with the legendary Muddy Waters -- a dream that cam true in 1981. On his newest album, Grown in Mississippi, John Primer takes a look back to where it all began and decides to pay tribute to his simple beginnings from the farm in Camden, Mississippi with this beautiful new album. he digs deep, sharing his earliest memories of hearing the blues and gospel growing up.