Beale Street Sheiks

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Years Active
1927 – 1929 (2 years)
Founded In
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States
The Beale Street Sheiks By the turn of the 19th century, at the age of 12, Frank Stokes worked as a blacksmith, traveling the 25 miles to Memphis on the weekends to sing and play guitar with Dan Sane, with whom he developed a long-term musical partnership. Together, they busked on the streets and in Church's Park (now W. C. Handy Park) on Memphis' Beale Street. Frank Stokes (January 1, 1888 – September 12, 1955) was an American blues musician, songster, and blackface minstrel, who is considered by many musicologists to be the father of the Memphis blues guitar style Stoke… read more
The Beale Street Sheiks By the turn of the 19th century, at the age of 12, Frank Stokes worked as a blacksmith, traveling the 25 miles to Memphis on the weekends to sing and play guitar with Dan Sane, with whom he developed a long-term musical partnership. Together, they busked on the street… read more
The Beale Street Sheiks By the turn of the 19th century, at the age of 12, Frank Stokes worked as a blacksmith, traveling the 25 miles to Memphis on the weekends to sing and play guitar with Dan Sane, with whom he developed a long-term musical partnership. Together, they busked on the streets and in Church's Park (now W. C. Handy Park) on Memphis' Beal… read more

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1 The Roots Of Rap: Classic Recordings From The 1920s & 30s It's a Good Thing
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2 Memphis Blues Masters One Mr. Crump Don't Like It
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3 Play track Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon You Shall
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4 Play track Memphis Blues Masters One Beale Town Bound
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5 Memphis Blues Masters One Jazzin' The Blues
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6 Memphis Blues Masters One Half Cup Of Tea
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7 Play track Memphis Blues Masters One Chicken You Can Roost Behind the Moon
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8 Memphis Blues Masters One Sweet to Mama
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9 Memphis Blues Masters One Last Go Round
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10 Memphis Blues Masters One Wasn't That Doggin' Me
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Albums

  1. 25 listeners

    2010 · 17 tracks

    Chicken You Can Roost Behind The Moon
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  2. 6 listeners

    1990 · 19 tracks

    Frank Stokes' Complete Paramount Recordings in Chronological Order (1927-1929)
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    1927 · 2 tracks

    Mr. Crump Don't Like It / Blues In "D"
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