Wilbert Longmire Thomas (1941 - 3 January 2018) was an American rhythm & blues and jazz guitarist. Longmire was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and learned the violin as a child before gravitating to the guitar. The first band he played in was a doo-wop group called The Students. When he was 23, he joined Hammond hero, Hank Marr’s combo in the early ’60s and later joined the band of another organist, Philly-based Trudy Pitts, playing on two of the latter’s LPs for Prestige. Wilbert Longmire played in the early 1960s in the music scene of Cincinnati. His first recordings were made in… read more
Wilbert Longmire Thomas (1941 - 3 January 2018) was an American rhythm & blues and jazz guitarist. Longmire was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and learned the violin as a child before gravitating to the guitar. The first band he played in was a doo-wop group called The Students. When he was … read more
Wilbert Longmire Thomas (1941 - 3 January 2018) was an American rhythm & blues and jazz guitarist. Longmire was raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, and learned the violin as a child before gravitating to the guitar. The first band he played in was a doo-wop group called The Students. When he was 23, he joined Hammond hero, Hank Marr’s combo in the early ’60s and late… read more