death_date death_place birth_place background birth_date instrument genre article_title name death_cause
1 october 2003 gary , indiana , united states hopkinsville , kentucky , united states non_vocal_instrumentalist 10 april 1922 guitar blues john brim
 john brim heart cancer
john brim

john brim -lrb- april 10 , 1922 -- october 1 , 2003 -rrb- was an american chicago blues guitarist , songwriter and singer .
he wrote and recorded the original `` ice cream man '' , which was later covered by van halen on their first album .
the song was also covered by martin sexton on his 2001 double album `` live wide open '' .
david lee roth 's version appears on his album `` diamond dave '' .
brim died of heart cancer on october 1 , 2003 .
