by Bman | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
Odie Payne (vocal & drums) Robert Jr Lockwood (guitar) Gene Schwartz (bass) and Sumito Ariyoshi (piano)Odie Payne (August 27, 1926 – March 1, 1989) was an American Chicago blues drummer. Over his long career Payne worked with a range of musicians including Sonny Boy...
by Bman | Jan 27, 2012 | Uncategorized
Max Moore, owner of Interstate Grocery in Helena, Arkansas, was the sponsor for radio station KFFA's "King Biscuit Time" program. We believe he shot this home movie circa 1942. In it, renowned blues musicians Robert 'Junior' Lockwood and Sonny Boy Williamson perform...
by Bman | Jun 1, 2011 | Uncategorized
Excited fan getting autograph from Jr. at Chesapeake Bay Blues Fest.Robert Lockwood, Jr., also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American blues guitarist who recorded for Chess Records among other Chicago labels in the 1950s...
by Bman | May 22, 2011 | Uncategorized
Robert Jr. Lockwood interviewed and discussing Robert JOhnson as well as his relationship with him. Playing a small segment of Mr. Downchild. This song is on a collaborative effort between Robert Jr. and Ronnie Earl called Surrounded by Love.Robert Lockwood, Jr., also...
by Bman | Apr 29, 2011 | Uncategorized
Robert Lockwood Jr. was born March 27, 1915 in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, a farming hamlet about 25 miles west of Helena. 1915 was remarkable because several other monumental blues artists were born within a 100-mile radius that year; notably Muddy Waters, Willie...
