Jimmy Reed was a master of less-is-more; his simple guitar progressions, pleading vocal and distinctive harmonica style made him one of the Blues greats. His catalogue of hits has become an essential and eternal part of the standard Blues repertoire. Because his style was uncomplicated his songs were accessible to just about everyone and covered by an eclectic variety of artists, from garage bands to Elvis Presley, to Van Morrison, Edgar Winter, Steve Miller, The Pretty Things and the Rolling Stones, making one of the most influential Bluesman of all times.