Spider John Koerner
b. 31 August 1938, Rochester, New York. USA. A contemporary of Bob Dylan at the University of Minnesota, Koerner subsequently formed an influential country-blues trio with Dave Ray and Tony Glover. Koerner, Ray & Glover completed two albums for Elektra before John recorded his first solo collection, SPIDER'S BLUES. The three musicians were then reunited at different intervals, although each has pursued an independent path. RUNNING, JUMPING, STANDING STILL, Koerner's refreshing collaboration with singer Willie Murphy, was released in 1968, and the artist has since completed two further solo albums.