(December 13, 1931-November 28, 1992)
Wayne Talmadge Bennett, born in Sulpher, Oklahoma, was a prolific R&B/blues guitarist and singer, but best known for is guitar playing with a taste of jazz.
He moved to Chicago at an early age where he played with Otis Rush, Buddy Guy, Arbee Stidham, Jimmy Reed and Elmore James among others. He performed and recorded with Bobby Bland from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s.
In 1981, Bennett was named Blues Guitarist Of The Year by the National Blues Foundation
Bennett died of heart failure at the New Orleans Veterans Administration Hospital at the age of 59.
