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Buddy Boy Hawkins
1,892 listeners
Information about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probabl… read moreInformation about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probably born in Blytheville, Arkansas sometime in the 1880s or 1890s. Although much of the state bears c… read moreInformation about Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins remains quite fragmentary, but there does seem to be a consensus that he was probably born in Blytheville, Arkansas sometime in the 1880s or 1890s. Although much of the state bears cultural and geographic similarities to northeastern Texas an… read more -
Hambone Willie Newbern
7,835 listeners
Hambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1965) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. His home community was in the Brownsville, Tenn… read moreHambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1965) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. His home community was in the Brownsville, Tennessee area along Tennessee State Route 19. He was reported to have played with Yank Rachell and Sl… read moreHambone Willie Newbern (1899 – 1965) was an American guitar-playing country blues musician. His home community was in the Brownsville, Tennessee area along Tennessee State Route 19. He was reported to have played with Yank Rachell and Sleepy John Estes (from whom most of our knowledge of Hambone … read more -
Frank Stokes
30,478 listeners
Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Me… read moreFrank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style. He was born in Shelby County, Tennessee, in South Memphis' largest … read moreFrank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was a blues musician who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style. He was born in Shelby County, Tennessee, in South Memphis' largest vicinity Whitehaven, located two miles north of the Mississi… read more -
Frank Hutchison
16,066 listeners
Frank Hutchison (March 20, 1891 – November 9, 1945) was an American early country, blues and Piedmont blues musician and songwriter. Hutchi… read moreFrank Hutchison (March 20, 1891 – November 9, 1945) was an American early country, blues and Piedmont blues musician and songwriter. Hutchison was best known as a slide guitar player, where he held the guitar in his lap. Born in Logan Co… read moreFrank Hutchison (March 20, 1891 – November 9, 1945) was an American early country, blues and Piedmont blues musician and songwriter. Hutchison was best known as a slide guitar player, where he held the guitar in his lap. Born in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, Hutchison is considered … read more -
Garfield Akers
4,892 listeners
Garfield Akers (b. 1901 or 1902, Brights or Bates, Mississippi, d. between 1953 and 1959, probably in Memphis, Tennessee) was a blues singe… read moreGarfield Akers (b. 1901 or 1902, Brights or Bates, Mississippi, d. between 1953 and 1959, probably in Memphis, Tennessee) was a blues singer and guitarist. He sometimes performed under the pseudonym "Garfield Partee." Akers… read moreGarfield Akers (b. 1901 or 1902, Brights or Bates, Mississippi, d. between 1953 and 1959, probably in Memphis, Tennessee) was a blues singer and guitarist. He sometimes performed under the pseudonym "Garfield Partee." Akers' extant recordings consist of four sides, which are noneth… read more -
Hollis "Fat Head" Washington
435 listeners
Alan Lomax Recordings. Seven discs containing blues, hollers, work songs, and love songs, some with hoe, axe, or guitar accompaniment, on… read moreAlan Lomax Recordings. Seven discs containing blues, hollers, work songs, and love songs, some with hoe, axe, or guitar accompaniment, one with cornet, fiddle, and bass viol; performed by Roger (Burn Down) Garnett, Hollis (Fat Head) Wa… read moreAlan Lomax Recordings. Seven discs containing blues, hollers, work songs, and love songs, some with hoe, axe, or guitar accompaniment, one with cornet, fiddle, and bass viol; performed by Roger (Burn Down) Garnett, Hollis (Fat Head) Washington, Ross (Po' Chance) Williams, Angie Byrd, and o… read more -
Ed Bell
2,981 listeners
Edward 'Ed' Bell (Fort Deposit, Alabama, May, 1905 - 1965) was an American country blues singer and guitarist. The influential pr… read moreEdward 'Ed' Bell (Fort Deposit, Alabama, May, 1905 - 1965) was an American country blues singer and guitarist. The influential pre-war Alabama blues guitarist and vocalist also recorded using the pseudonyms 'Barefoot Bill&… read moreEdward 'Ed' Bell (Fort Deposit, Alabama, May, 1905 - 1965) was an American country blues singer and guitarist. The influential pre-war Alabama blues guitarist and vocalist also recorded using the pseudonyms 'Barefoot Bill' and 'Sluefoot Sam'. His entire recording pro… read more -
Peetie Wheatstraw
24,043 listeners
Peetie Wheatstraw (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941) was the name adopted by singer William Bunch, a greatly influential figure among … read morePeetie Wheatstraw (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941) was the name adopted by singer William Bunch, a greatly influential figure among 1930s blues singers. Although the only known picture of Bunch shows him holding a National brand t… read morePeetie Wheatstraw (December 21, 1902 – December 21, 1941) was the name adopted by singer William Bunch, a greatly influential figure among 1930s blues singers. Although the only known picture of Bunch shows him holding a National brand tricone resonator guitar, his primary instrument was the pian… read more -
Jim Jackson
13,653 listeners
Jim Jackson (c.1884 - 1933) was an African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were… read moreJim Jackson (c.1884 - 1933) was an African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later artists. Jackson was born in Hernando, Mississippi, and was rais… read moreJim Jackson (c.1884 - 1933) was an African American blues and hokum singer, songster and guitarist, whose recordings in the late 1920s were popular and influential on later artists. Jackson was born in Hernando, Mississippi, and was raised on a farm, where he learned to play guitar. Around 1905 h… read more -
David "Honeyboy" Edwards
19,002 listeners
David "Honeyboy" Edwards (Shaw, Mississippi, June 28, 1915 - Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 2011) was a Delta blues guitarist and … read moreDavid "Honeyboy" Edwards (Shaw, Mississippi, June 28, 1915 - Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 2011) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South. Honeyboy Edwards was the oldest living Delta blues player, and con… read moreDavid "Honeyboy" Edwards (Shaw, Mississippi, June 28, 1915 - Chicago, Illinois, August 29, 2011) was a Delta blues guitarist and singer from the American South. Honeyboy Edwards was the oldest living Delta blues player, and continued to tour at the age of 95. Edwards received a Grammy L… read more