J. Blackfoot
John Colbert – born November 20, 1946 in Greenville, Mississippi – was a soul
music vocalist best known by his stage name J. Blackfoot. While he had a
moderately successful solo career, he is remembered for his work as a member of
The Soul Children. Born in Greenville, Mississippi, his family moved to Memphis,
Tennessee. By 1965, he was incarcerated at the Tennessee State Penitentiary in
Nashville. There, he met Johnny Bragg, the founder of The Prisonaires, a vocal
group formed in prison. Inspired by what he learned from Bragg, Blackfoot
recorded a single under his real name. Mov...
