John Dee Holeman was born in Orange County, North Carolina in 1929.  He is a storyteller, dancer and a blues artist that played with musicians who had learned directly from Blind Boy Fuller.  He possesses an expressive blues voice and is a wonderful guitarist incorporating both Piedmont and Texas guitar styles.  A recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage fellowship and a North Carolina Folk Heritage award, John Dee has toured the U.S, Europe and Asia. John recently retired from a career as a heavy machine operator and continues to tour both in the United States and abroad.