Palmetto singer Jesse Yawn lived the life of a blues man… The 79-year-old Manatee County native loved to sing the blues. And people, according to friends and family, loved to hear him. Maybe it’s good that no one seems to know the whole story of Jesse Yawn’s life. Those old-time blues men are supposed to have a bit of mystery about them, from Robert Johnson’s supposed deal with the devil to Buddy Guy’s probably apocryphal story about a passing stranger who gave him his first guitar. Still, it’s frustrating to try to track down information about Yawn, the great blues singer who… read more
Palmetto singer Jesse Yawn lived the life of a blues man… The 79-year-old Manatee County native loved to sing the blues. And people, according to friends and family, loved to hear him. Maybe it’s good that no one seems to know the whole story of Jesse Yawn’s life. Those old-time blues m… read more
Palmetto singer Jesse Yawn lived the life of a blues man… The 79-year-old Manatee County native loved to sing the blues. And people, according to friends and family, loved to hear him. Maybe it’s good that no one seems to know the whole story of Jesse Yawn’s life. Those old-time blues men are supposed to have a bit of mystery about them, from Robert Johnson… read more