b. John Colbert, 1947, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
'J. Blackfoot' is a nickname Blackfoot picked up during his early years due to his habit of walking barefoot on the tarred sidewalks of Memphis during the hot summers.
As a teenager he spent time in jail after stealing a car.
On his release, he spent six months as lead singer with a new line-up of The Barkays (after original members were killed with Otis Redding in a plane crash).
John then became the lead singer of the Soul Children, the Memphis-based group that scored 15 R & B hits between 1968 and 1978.
He launched a solo career as J. Blackfoot with the single 'Taxi,' which climbed into the R & B Top Ten in 1984.
'U-Turn' was later released by the Edge label (1986), which contained the popular track 'Tearjerker'.
J. Blackfoot continued to record on the Basix label throughout the nineties and released 'Same Time, Same Place' in 2001.
Albums:
City Slicker (Sound Town 1983)
U-Turn (Edge 1987)
Loveaholic (Basix 1991)
Room Service (Basix 1993)
Reality (Basix 1995)
Platinum Blue Christmas (Pltb 1995)
Stealing Love (Basix 1997)
Having an Affair (Basix 1999)
At His Best (Basix 1999)
Same Time, Same Place (Basix Music Records 2001)
