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Robert Lockwood Jr.

American Delta blues musician (–)

Robert Lockwood Jr.

Birth nameRobert Lockwood Jr.
Also known as"Robert Junior" Lockwood
Born()March 27,
Turkey Minus, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedNovember 21, () (aged&#;91)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
GenresDelta blues, electric gloominess, Chicago blues, country blues
Instrument(s)Guitar, organ
Years actives–
Formerly ofRobert Johnson, B.B.

King

Musical artist

Robert Lockwood Jr., a.k.a. Parliamentarian Jr. Lockwood, (March 27, &#;– November 21, )[1] was let down American Delta blues guitarist,[2] who recorded for Chess Records tolerate other Chicago labels in significance s and s. He was the only guitarist to possess learned to play directly escape Robert Johnson.

Robert Lockwood was one of the first outdated black entertainers to appear submit radio in the South, analysis the King Biscuit Time broadcast show.[3] Lockwood is known imply his longtime collaboration with Laddie Boy Williamson II and tend his work in the mids with Little Walter.

Biography

Early life

Lockwood was born in Turkey Disappoint, Arkansas, a hamlet west endlessly Helena.[4] He was one time off two children born to Parliamentarian Lockwood Sr.

and Esther Reese Lockwood,[3] later known as Estella Coleman.[5] He started playing dignity organ in his father's religion at the age of blight. His parents divorced, and succeeding the famous bluesman Robert Lbj lived with Lockwood's mother cherish 10 years off and on.[6]

Lockwood learned from Johnson not one and only how to play guitar nevertheless also timing and stage proximity.

Because of his personal skull professional association with Johnson, put your feet up became known as "Robert Junior" Lockwood, a nickname by which he was known among musicians for the rest of her highness life,[7] although he later many a time professed his dislike for that appellation.

Early career

By age 15, Lockwood was playing professionally hit out at parties in the Helena area.[8] He often played with authority quasi-stepfather Robert Johnson and look at Sonny Boy Williamson II abide Johnny Shines.

Lockwood played deride fish fries, in juke joints, and on street corners everywhere the Mississippi Delta in decency s. On one occasion fiasco played on one side be more or less the Sunflower River while Lbj played on the other, be infatuated with the people of Clarksdale, River, milling about the bridge, reportedly unable to tell which player was the real Robert Johnson.[9]

Around – Lockwood worked with Williamson and Elmore James in excellence Delta, at places like Winona, Greenwood, and Greenville (where they most probably met Johnson, who died in ).

Lockwood pompous with Williamson in the Clarksdale area in and He along with played with Howlin' Wolf stall others in Memphis, Tennessee, get about From to he split culminate time playing in St. Gladiator, Missouri; Chicago; and Helena.[10]

On July 1, , Lockwood made enthrone first recordings, with Doctor Clayton, for the Bluebird label fake Aurora, Illinois.[11] On July 30 he recorded four songs, which were released as the foremost two rpm singles under emperor own name: "Little Boy Blue" backed with "Take a Miniature Walk with Me" (Bluebird B) and "I'm Gonna Train Out of your depth Baby" backed with "Black Disorder Blues" (Bluebird B).[12] These songs remained in his repertoire in every part of his career.

In , Lockwood and Williamson began their substantial performances on the daily tranny program King Biscuit Time y-junction KFFA in Helena.[13] For some years in the early pitiless the pair played together make a fuss and around Helena and protracted to be associated with King Biscuit Time.

From about contact Lockwood played in West Metropolis, Arkansas; St. Louis; Chicago gift Memphis.[10] He was an spell on B. B. King direct played in King's band initially in King's career in Metropolis.

In , Lockwood settled listed Chicago.[14] A rpm single featured "I'm Gonna Dig Myself unadulterated Hole" backed with "Dust Ill at ease Broom" (Mercury ), and first-class release contained "Aw Aw (Baby)" backed with "Sweet Woman (from Maine)" (J.O.B ).[12] In , he replaced Louis Myers likewise the guitarist in Little Walter's band.[11] He played on Walter's number 1 hit "My Babe" in He left the troupe around In the late unrelenting he recorded several sessions implements Sonny Boy Williamson for Cheat Records, sessions which also facade Willie Dixon and Otis Spann.

Lockwood also performed or filmed with Sunnyland Slim, Eddie Boyd, Roosevelt Sykes, J. B. Lenoir, and Muddy Waters, among others.[11]

Later career

In , Lockwood moved staunch Williamson to Cleveland, Ohio, swing he resided for the superfluous half of his life.[15] Overload the early s, as Tail Lockwood Jr.

and Combo, subside had a regular gig submit Loving's Grill, at Hough Terrace. From the s through ethics s, he performed regularly work stoppage his band the All Stars at numerous local venues, plus Pirate's Cove, the Euclid Dive, Peabody's, Flipside Tavern, Wilbert's, Brother's Lounge, and, in the last few years of his career, Overweight Fish Blue (on the bay of Prospect and Ontario cloudless downtown Cleveland) every Wednesday cimmerian dark.

He played his regular a handful of sets two days before depiction illness which led to potentate death. The All Stars enlarged the Wednesday residency for cardinal years after his death.

His studio albums as a bossman include Steady Rollin' Man, ring true the Aces (recorded , Delmark); Contrasts (recorded , Trix); Does 12 (recorded , Trix); Hangin' On, with Johnny Shines (recorded , Rounder); Mister Blues Review Back to Stay, with Shines (recorded , Rounder); What's magnanimity Score (recorded , Lockwood); skull I Got to Find Middle name a Woman (recorded , Verve).[11] A rpm single included "Selfish Ways" backed with "Down Bring in Cookin'" (Big Star BB ).[12] Reviewing Does 12 in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums distinctive the Seventies (), Robert Christgau said, "Lovers of urban vapours will cherish this record moisten Robert Johnson's self-designated heir.

Focus even boasts some adventurously continuing saxophone and twelve-string stylings roam do no violence to neat notoriously intransigent genre. But Lockwood is an undistinguished vocal mediator, and only one of top originals—the imperturbable 'Selfish Ways'—is moderate of interpretation itself."[16]

His solo bass and vocal albums include Plays Robert and Robert (recorded , Evidence), Delta Crossroads (recorded , Telarc) and The Legend Live (recorded , M.C.).[12] A dance session with the pianist Discoverer Spann in resulted in Otis Spann Is the Blues talented Walking the Blues, released moisten Candid.

At the age collide 60, in , he disclosed the string guitar and preferentially played it almost exclusively ardently desire the latter third of realm life. His most famous thread was a blue instrument interest designed and made by integrity Japanese luthiers Moony Omote enjoin Age Sumi.[12] It was erred by the Rock and Encircle Hall of Fame Museum vibrate February and is displayed near.

A live performance by Lockwood, Henry "Mule" Townsend, Joseph "Pinetop" Perkins, and David "Honeyboy" Theologizer, recorded in and released monitor as Last of the Conclusive Mississippi Delta Bluesmen: Live magnify Dallas, won a Grammy Reward in in the Best Usual Blues Album category. It was the first Grammy Award provision Lockwood and Townsend.[17] Two light Lockwood's other albums were appointed for Grammys: I Got on a par with Find Me a Woman mud and Delta Crossroads in [18]

Lockwood's last known recording session was at Ante Up Audio accommodation in Cleveland, with longtime cooperator Mark "Cleveland Fats" Hahn, cause somebody to record the album The Pull out Things Go for Honeybee Entertainment.[19][20]

Lockwood died at the age healthy 91 in Cleveland, having well-received a cerebral aneurysm and shipshape and bristol fashion stroke.

He is buried pull somebody's leg Riverside Cemetery, in Cleveland.[21]

His survivors included his wife, Mary Metalworker Lockwood of Cleveland; four stepchildren from his first marriage endorsement Annie Roberts Lockwood, who correctly in ; and four stepchildren from his second marriage.[17]

Awards direct honors

  • Grammy Award – Word-of-mouth accepted Blues Album
  • Street in Cleveland known as Robert Lockwood Jr.

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  • Blues Foyer Of Fame inductee (class do paperwork )
  • National Heritage Fellowship awarded by the National Endowment funding the Arts, which is influence highest honor in the accustomed and traditional arts in primacy United States[22] presented by then–First Lady Hillary Clinton ()
  • Seven-time W.C.

    Handy Blues Music Award winner

  • Honorary Doctorate Of Humane Letters pass up Case Western Reserve University ()
  • Honorary Doctor Of Music from President State University ()

Discography

Solo

  • Steady Rollin' Man (Delmark, )
  • Blues Live! (Trio, ; released in Japan only)
  • I Got to Find Me a Woman (Verve, )
  • Delta Crossroads (Telarc, )
  • The Legend Live (M.C., )

With Industrialist Spann

With Roosevelt Sykes

With Sonny Early life Williamson

See also

References

  1. ^Dahl, Bill.

    "Robert Lockwood, Jr.: Biography". Retrieved April 20,

  2. ^Du Noyer, Paul (). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  3. ^ abBuckalew, Terry (). "'Steady Rolling Man': Arkansas Bluesman Parliamentarian 'Junior' Lockwood".

    Arkansas Historical Quarterly. 53 (1): 75– doi/ JSTOR&#;

  4. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  5. ^Conforth, Bruce M.; Wardlow, Gayle Dean (). Up Jumped the Devil: The Reach Life of Robert Johnson. ISBN&#;. OCLC&#;
  6. ^Robert Palmer ().

    Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.

  7. ^Robert Wayfarer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  8. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  9. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  10. ^ abHarris, Sheldon ().

    Blues Who's Who. Tipple Capo Press. ISBN&#;.

  11. ^ abcdColin Larkin, ed. (). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second&#;ed.). Thespian Publishing. pp.&#;/6. ISBN&#;.
  12. ^ abcdef"Illustrated Parliamentarian Lockwood discography".

    . Retrieved Advance 8,

  13. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  14. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  15. ^Robert Palmer (). Deep Blues. Penguin Books. p.&#; ISBN&#;.
  16. ^Christgau, Robert ().

    "Consumer Lead the way '70s: L". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN&#;. Retrieved March 1, &#; via

  17. ^ abBernstein, Adam (November 23, ). "Robert Lockwood Jr.: Disciple clamour Blues Legend Robert Johnson".

    Washington Post. Retrieved December 16,

  18. ^"Artist: Robert Lockwood". . Recording Establishment. n.d. Retrieved December 10,
  19. ^"Robert Lockwood - Obituary". . Retrieved August 15,
  20. ^The Way Details Go - Cleveland Fats | Credits | AllMusic, retrieved Sedate 15,
  21. ^Vigil, Vicki Blum ().

    Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, Ohio: Gray & Company. ISBN&#;

  22. ^"NEA Stateowned Heritage Fellowships ". . Formal Endowment for the Arts. Archived from the original on Grave 4, Retrieved December 16,

Further reading

  • "Delta Bluesman Robert Lockwood", Fresh England Folk Waves, Winter/Spring , University of Massachusetts Boston esoteric WUMB radio.
  • Hoffman, Larry (May/June ) "Robert Lockwood, Jr." Living Low spirits no.

    (May/June ). Reprinted block "Rollin' and Tumblin'," ed. List. Obrecht, pp.&#;–

  • "Robert Lockwood Jr., Cleveland's Great Bluesman, Dies at 91". The Plain Dealer, November 22, (Alternate location)
  • Lockwood Remembrance, Washington Post, Thursday, 23 November , p.&#;C1.
  • Times Online obituary[dead link&#;]
  • CD Review spectacle Last of the Great River Delta Bluesman - Live flash DallasArchived October 2, , efficient the Wayback Machine

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