Johnny Copeland (born 27 March 1937, Haynesville, Louisiana - died 3 July 1997, Harlem, New York[LINK: http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=JOHNNY|COPELAND&sql=11:kvfexqr5ldfe~T1] All Music Guide biography - accessed December 2007) was an American blues guitarist and singer. Career While he was becoming interested in music, Copeland also pursued boxing, mostly as an avocation, and it is from his days as a boxer that he got his nickname "Clyde."[LINK: http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=JOHNNY|COPELAND&sql=11:kvfexqr5ldfe~T1] All Music Guide Also as a teenager influenced by T-Bone Walker he formed the "Dukes of Rhythm" in Houston, Texas, and made his recording debut in 1956, signing with Duke Records the following year. In his early years he played with such acts as Sonny Boy Williamson, Big Mama Thornton and Freddie King. Although his early r