Carvin Jones

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Carvin Jones was born in Lufkin, Texas. At a very young age, he was seduced to the blues by listening to BB King records his grandfather constantly played in the house.

At age 11, Carvin remembers "my grandmother bought me my first guitar because I would borrow other peoples and when they came back to get them, I'd bum out. She took me downtown and bought me a guitar. Ill never forget that day." Carvin recalls "my part of town was a rough neighborhood with a capital R. I saw people literally get killed - shot, stabbed, whatever. The guitar kept me out of trouble because I was always inside playing the guitar away from that."