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Willie '61' Blackwell
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Some believe that Willie Blackwell was born around 1898. Another source claims that he was born on December 25, 1905 in LaGrange, TN. He re… read moreSome believe that Willie Blackwell was born around 1898. Another source claims that he was born on December 25, 1905 in LaGrange, TN. He reportedly spent his early years in Memphis. He was originally a piano player, but sometime in the 1… read moreSome believe that Willie Blackwell was born around 1898. Another source claims that he was born on December 25, 1905 in LaGrange, TN. He reportedly spent his early years in Memphis. He was originally a piano player, but sometime in the 1920's he was severely beaten, by friends of another pia… read more -
Mississippi Bracey
1,031 listeners
Caldwell Bracey (his surname is sometimes spelled in listings as Bracy) was born in the Mississippi Delta region, possibly about 1903. All … read moreCaldwell Bracey (his surname is sometimes spelled in listings as Bracy) was born in the Mississippi Delta region, possibly about 1903. All that has been established concerning his career is that he recorded four blues sides for OKeh Reco… read moreCaldwell Bracey (his surname is sometimes spelled in listings as Bracy) was born in the Mississippi Delta region, possibly about 1903. All that has been established concerning his career is that he recorded four blues sides for OKeh Records at the King Edwards Hotel in Jackson, Mississippi, in De… read more -
Jelly Jaw Short
914 listeners
J.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitar… read moreJ.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist. He was a multi-instrumentalist, and possessed a distinctive vibrato laden, si… read moreJ.D. Short (Port Gibson, Mississippi, February 26, 1902 – St. Louis, Missouri, October 21, 1962) was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist and harmonicist. He was a multi-instrumentalist, and possessed a distinctive vibrato laden, singing voice. Early in his career, Short recorded under a nu… read more -
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 -
Joe McCoy
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Kansas Joe McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was a Delta blues musician and songwriter. McCoy played music under a variety of stage n… read moreKansas Joe McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was a Delta blues musician and songwriter. McCoy played music under a variety of stage names but is best known as "Kansas Joe McCoy". Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the o… read moreKansas Joe McCoy (May 11, 1905 – January 28, 1950) was a Delta blues musician and songwriter. McCoy played music under a variety of stage names but is best known as "Kansas Joe McCoy". Born in Raymond, Mississippi, he was the older brother of the blues accompanist Papa Charlie McCoy. As… read more -
Blind Willie Reynolds
1,119 listeners
Blind Joe Reynolds was the nom de disque of a Louisiana street singer by the name of Joe Sheppard, who devised his false recording names pr… read moreBlind Joe Reynolds was the nom de disque of a Louisiana street singer by the name of Joe Sheppard, who devised his false recording names primarily to keep one step ahead of the law. He was blinded in the mid-'20s during an altercati… read moreBlind Joe Reynolds was the nom de disque of a Louisiana street singer by the name of Joe Sheppard, who devised his false recording names primarily to keep one step ahead of the law. He was blinded in the mid-'20s during an altercation with another man who shot Reynolds in the face with a sho… 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 -
William Harris
5,851 listeners
"Did you ever wake up with bullfrogs on your mind?" asks earnest Alabama bluesman William Harris on his country-blues dance tune … read more"Did you ever wake up with bullfrogs on your mind?" asks earnest Alabama bluesman William Harris on his country-blues dance tune "Bullfrog Blues." Talk about pickup lines. With a driving guitar and piney vocal style d… read more"Did you ever wake up with bullfrogs on your mind?" asks earnest Alabama bluesman William Harris on his country-blues dance tune "Bullfrog Blues." Talk about pickup lines. With a driving guitar and piney vocal style developed throughout the Southeast and Texas, this itinerant … read more -
Mattie Delaney
3,551 listeners
Mattie Delaney (1905 – unknown) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist. She was active in the 1930s with only two known recording… read moreMattie Delaney (1905 – unknown) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist. She was active in the 1930s with only two known recordings: "Down the Big Road Blues," and "Tallahatchie River Blues." Born Mattie Doyl… read moreMattie Delaney (1905 – unknown) was an American delta blues singer and guitarist. She was active in the 1930s with only two known recordings: "Down the Big Road Blues," and "Tallahatchie River Blues." Born Mattie Doyle in Tchula, Mississippi, she recorded two songs for the Voc… read more