years_active label name background instrument birth_date genre article_title birth_name occupation
1950s -- present alligator , various long john hunter solo_singer guitar , vocals 13 july 1931 texas blues , electric blues long john hunter
 john thurman hunter jr. . guitarist , singer , songwriter
long john hunter

long john hunter -lrb- born july 13 , 1931 -rrb- is an american texas blues and electric blues guitarist , singer and songwriter .
he has released seven albums in his own name , and in his later years found critical acknowledgement outside of his homeland .
hunter 's best known tracks are `` el paso rock '' and `` alligators around my door '' , the latter of which hunter co-wrote with bruce iglauer .
