Musician. Born in Georgia, he was a singer, piano player and a pioneer of the early Chicago Blues era. He recorded for Bluebird records from the 1930s until his death and was a regular in the Chicago scene. Among his songs he wrote and recorded are "Cheating and Lying Blues", "I Ain't Gonna Drink No More", "Pearl Harbor Blues", "Moonshine Woman Blues", "Hold That Train, Conductor" and "I Need My Baby" which were both covered by B.B. King. He died of tuberculosis in Chicago, Illinois.
Musician. Born in Georgia, he was a singer, piano player and a pioneer of the early Chicago Blues era. He recorded for Bluebird records from the 1930s until his death and was a regular in the Chicago scene. Among his songs he wrote and recorded are "Cheating and Lying Blues", "I Ain't Gonna Drink No More", "Pearl Harbor Blues", "Moonshine Woman Blues", "Hold That Train, Conductor" and "I Need My Baby" which were both covered by B.B. King. He died of tuberculosis in Chicago, Illinois.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
Gravesite Details
Headstone was placed by the Killer Blues Headstone Project
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