The Soul of John Black is John "JB" Bigham, an adventurous artist who isn't afraid to take risks while pursuing his musical vision. JB draws his influences from blues and soul pioneers such as Leadbelly, Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy, Lightnin Hopkins, Bo Diddley, Blind Boy Fuller and Al Green. Bighams mastery of the genre and its stylistic range is verified through his amalgamation of wailing, field hollars, Latin rhythm suggestive of the Caribbean sugar plantations, sanctified harmonies, uptown Memphis soul, playful, sexy style, hauntingly, swampy backbeat, and down home grit all polished together with the stroke of studios today.