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John Blackwell Jr., born on September 9, 1973, in Columbia, South Carolina, is a second generation American drummer, best known for his work with Prince. Throughout his career, Blackwell has worked with the likes of Cameo, P Diddy, Patti LaBelle, Utada Hikaru, Crystal Kay, Justin Timberlake, and Charlie Singleton.

In 2010, The John Blackwell Project came together to release a stellar album with a truly unique and varied collection of innovative fusion tunes, the basic tracks for 4Ever Jia.

In 2016, John spent two months in Japan and Florida being tested for what doctors think may be tumors in his brain. To financially give towards paying his medical expenses, please visit www.gofundme.com/johnblackwelljr.

Per his wife Yaritza's tweet yesterday, Mr. Blackwell remains in critical condition. Friends and fans around the world continue to lift them up in prayer. There has not been any official confirmation of whether his brain tumors were benign or malignant, but the word "cancer" is starting to come up in tweets. Still, no specifics have been announced by the family. Here's hoping for a miracle.

Thanks for the update.

^Wonderful!

A bit of good news, thanks.

rogifan said:

Adrian Crutchfield posted this morning on a Twitter:

Since we r celbrating purple 2day i should mention that ive heard from john blackwells family. Hes awake and improving! Yes!

That's excellent news!

Wonderful news! Prayer can heal.

rogifan said:

Adrian Crutchfield posted this morning on a Twitter:

Since we r celbrating purple 2day i should mention that ive heard from john blackwells family. Hes awake and improving! Yes!

Excellent. I hope he continues to improve.

Good news 4 John

Nik West, who did a brief stint as bassist for the NPG, posted this on Instagram on April 14.

This was posted on John Blackwell's Instagram on April 30. I'm not sure when he said this, but it seems like it might have been his answer to a question posed to him while in hospital. Let us all continue to lift him up in prayer.

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FlyOnTheWall said:

This was posted on John Blackwell's Instagram on April 30. I'm not sure when he said this, but it seems like it might have been his answer to a question posed to him while in hospital. Let us all continue to lift him up in prayer.