The K161 Thin-Twin was commonly referred to as the "Jimmy Reed" guitar.
Singers and musicians who grew up listening to the traditional electric blues of artists such as Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Jimmy Reed and Elmore James; soul singers such as Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Otis Redding; and gospel music wanted to bridge their favorite music together.
Jimmy Carter | Jimmy Buffett | Lou Reed | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Jimmy Page | Jimmy Durante | Jimmy Wales | Jimmy Dorsey | Jerry Reed | Jimmy Olsen | Jimmy Eat World | Jimmy Barnes | reed | Jimmy Doolittle | Reed College | The Donna Reed Show | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Jimmy Hoffa | Jimmy Greaves | Jimmy Fallon | Oliver Reed | Jimmy Heath | Jimmy | Jimmy Dean | Jimmy Cliff | Jimmy Choo | Jimmy Walker | Jimmy Rogers | Jimmy McGovern | Jimmy Connors |
Over the years, Oden has appeared with: Jimmy Reed, Pee Wee Crayton, Big Mama Thornton, Mike Bloomfield, Buddy Ace, Curtis Lawson, Bill Withers, Little Joe Blue, Chris Cain, Percy Mayfield, Craig Horton, JJ Malone, Troyce Keys, Cool Papa Sadler, Mississippi Johnny Waters, Big Bones, Sonny Rhodes, Earl King, Johnny Adams, Maria Muldaur and Boz Scaggs.
During the 1950s and early 1960s Vee-Jay grew to become a major independent record label with acts including The Spaniels, Jimmy Reed, John Lee Hooker, Gene Chandler, Jerry Butler, The Four Seasons and, for a time, The Beatles.
Though the title suggests that the record was recorded live, it consists of a studio recreation of a Carnegie Hall performance on one disc and a second disc that is identical to an LP released separately as The Best of Jimmy Reed.