Born: October 18, 1906 in Canton, Mississippi - Died: November 22, 1968 in Jackson, Mississippi.
Sometimes credited with his nickname as Johnny "Geechie" Temple.
Moved to Jackson circa 1920, learned guitar from his step-father, Slim Duckett.
Borrowed many songs from his friend Skip James with whom he lived and played in Jackson before he went to Chicago in the early 1930s. First recorded there in 1935, became popular blues singer. Associated with The Harlem Hamfats, a 'swing blues' group mainly composed of musicians from Jackson and New Orleans.
(from "Deep South Piano" by Karl Gert zur Heide).
His 1946 song "Big Leg Woman" arranged and covered by Jerry Lee Lewis is often incorrectly credited to [a=Jimmy "Mr. Blues" Williams] who also wrote and recorded a song by the same name in 1961.