John Koerner

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Spider John Koerner (born August 31, 1938 in Rochester, New York) is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter.

He is best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the blues trio Koerner, Ray & Glover, which included Dave Ray and Tony Glover.

He has also made albums as a solo performer and with collaborator Willie Murphy.

Koerner grew up in Rochester, New York and after a brief military service attended the University of Minnesota.

He intended to major in engineering, but soon became involved in the local music scene where he met Dave Ray and Tony Glover.

They formed a loose-knit trio, releasing albums under the name Koerner, Ray & Glover.

The group gained notoriety with Blues, Rags and Hollers originally released by Audiophile in 1963 and then re-released by Elektra Records.