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Super Chikan
Super Chikan: What You See
by Ed Kopp
You're probably dying to know how a dude comes by a nickname like Super Chikan," so let's deal with that issue up front. When James Louis Johnson worked as a cab driver in Clarksdale, Miss., he became notorious for his lead foot. He acquired the nickname Quick Chicken," which somehow got altered to Super Chikan," and a new blues moniker was born.Nephew of bluesman Big Jack Johnson, Super Chikan is a lifelong resident of the Mississippi Delta who ...
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