2017 MS Governor's Arts Awards | Jaimoe Johnson | MPB

Jaimoe, born in Ocean Springs and raised in Gulfport (Mississippi City), is a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band, widely acknowledged as one of rock music’s most talented and influential groups. Jaimoe also plays drums and tours with groups including Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band and Les Brers. The Allman Brothers Band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, the same year the band received a GRAMMY for Best Rock Instrumental Performance for “Jessica.” Their iconic live album, At Fillmore East, was inducted into the GRAMMY Hall of Fame in 1999. In 2004, the Allman Brothers Band made Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time and in 2009 the Brothers were awarded the GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2015 Jaimoe was inducted into the Mississippi Musicians Hall of Fame, and the Mississippi Blues Trail placed a historic marker in North Gulfport, where he started his storied musical career.

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