a member of his band, is now a solo recording artist. Bernard, the youngest of nine siblings, was exposed to all kinds of music by his father. The younger Allison made his first venture into the music business at age 13, when he performed on a live album with his father. Allison was posthumously inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1998. In 2000, the Chicago Sun-Times called him "the Bruce Springsteen of the blues". He was a strong influence on many young blues guitarists, such as Chris Beard and Reggie Sears. Allison is buried at Washington Memory Gardens Cemetery in Homewood, Illinois. Discography Studio and live albums Compilations Video See also List of blues musicians List of Chicago blues musicians List of electric blues musicians List of guitarists by genre List of notable brain tumor patients References External links Luther-Allison.com Fansite mini-biography 1939 births 1997 deaths African-American guitarists American blues guitarists American male guitarists American expatriates in France Blues musicians from Arkansas Deaths from lung cancer in Wisconsin Chicago blues musicians Delmark Records artists Electric blues musicians Motown artists Musicians from Madison, Wisconsin Musicians from Peoria, Illinois People from St. Francis County, Arkansas American blues singers 20th-century American guitarists 20th-century African-American male singers Singers from Arkansas Guitarists from Arkansas Guitarists from Illinois Slide guitarists Black & Blue Records artists Ruf Records artists Blind Pig Records artists Alligator Records artists