John Westbrook

USA, 1930–1950

'Uncle John' — a Black field worker and blues guitarist in Lake County, Tennessee. Never recorded; remembered solely through the testimony of the boy he taught to bend notes.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced John Westbrook and 1 artist John Westbrook influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did John Westbrook influence?

• Carl Perkins — Perkins's autobiography credits 'Uncle John' Westbrook, a Black field worker, with teaching him to 'get down close to it' and bend the blues from a guitar.