found: Collins, A. Showdown! [SR] p1985:labels (Johnny Copeland) container (blues singer/guitarist; based in New York)
found: LC data base, 3/16/88(hdg.: Copeland, Johnny)
found: Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed.(Copeland, Johnny; b. Mar. 27, 1937, Haynesville, La.)
found: New York times, July 4, 1997:p. A14 (Johnny Copeland, 60, Texas blues singer and guitarist, d. July 3, 1997, New York)
found: Johnny Copeland WWW site, November 3, 2014(Johnny Copeland; Johnny "Clyde" Copeland; born March 27, 1937, Haynesville, Louisiana; grew up in Houston; died July 3, 1997; Texas bluesman)
found: American National Biography Online, accessed January 04, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Copeland, Johnny; Clyde; Texas Twister; Blues Musician / Singer, Songwriter; born 27 March 1937 in Haynesville, Louisiana, United States; recorded first single, Rock and Roll Lily, for Mercury records (1958); gained popularity with songs such as Please Let Me Know and Down on Bended Knee (1960-1963); toured with artists such as Otis Redding and Eddie Floyd (1960's-70's); recorded seven albums for Rounder records, including famous Copeland Special (1981); peak in popularity through collaboration with Albert Collins and Robert Cray on record called Showdown!, the record won a Grammy Award; ended his career on Verve Records recording Jungle Swing; died 03 July 1997 in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States)
found: Wikipedia, viewed January 23, 2019(Johnny Copeland; John Clyde Copeland; born March 27, 1937, Haynesville, Louisiana; died July 3, 1997, New York City; American Texas blues guitarist and singer; father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland)
found: New York times, online version, viewed January 23, 2019(in obituary published July 4, 1997: Johnny Copeland; born in Louisiana and reared in Arkansas and Houston; moved to New York City in 1975; died yesterday [July 3, 1997], at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan, aged 60; Texas blues singer and guitarist)
