Barbecue Bob - Rough Guide to - NEW SEALED LP w/ download card +bonus tracks

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The Rough Guide to 
BARBECUE BOB
World Music Network RGNET 1328 LP

Very few names in the history of the blues capture the imagination quite like 
that of Barbecue Bob. Don’t be fooled by the quirky pseudonym and gimmicky
publicity photograph of him posing in his chef's whites with guitar in hand, as
he was an incredibly influential figure whose records helped pave the way for
many of the important bluesmen that followed. One of the unsung heroes of the
Piedmont blues style, Robert Hicks, aka Barbecue Bob recorded over sixty sides for
 Columbia Records and became one of the best-selling artists on their ‘race series’,
outsold only by Bessie Smith, Ethel Waters and Blind Willie Johnson. With his original
and witty compositions he was one of the real pioneers of the Atlanta blues scene
of the time, but his career was tragically ended by his death from pneumonia at the
age of just 29. Born in Walnut Grove, Georgia to a family of sharecroppers, Hicks
learned to play the guitar from his brother Charley and Savannah ‘Dip’ Weaver,
the mother of his friend Curley Weaver. He teamed up with Charley, Curley and
harmonica player Eddie Mapp to perform at dances, parties and picnics in the Atlanta area.
 After leaving the group in 1926, Hicks became a chef in a barbecue joint where
he would cook, serve and sing to the customers. He soon became something
of a local celebrity and was noticed by a talent scout from Columbia Records,
who gave him the opportunity to record under the catchy title of Barbecue Bob.
Characterized by a heavy percussive guitar style, he often used a bottleneck
and played with a frailing technique that is more often associated with the
claw hammer banjo. His twelve string guitar gave a rich accompaniment to his
warm nasal singing voice which, compared to the morbid and foreboding songs
of the Delta blues, created a vibe which was jaunty and upbeat. With a huge repertoire
 of songs ranging from hokum to slow blues and spirituals to traditional songster tunes,
 his music is imbued with a special warmth typical to the East Coast blues.
Even from the opening few measures of his very first record ‘Barbecue Blues’, Hicks
signature sound of a bright and trebly twelve string guitar combined with his
expressive voice is instantly accessible and almost ‘pop’ sounding in comparison
with other blues singers of the time. His debut song was a huge success and
led to a prolific recording career over the next four years when, it is said, he lived
fast and enjoyed the high life. Hicks frequently recorded with his brother Charley,
who was known as Laughing Charley Lincoln, and would later record several sides
in 1930 with Buddy Moss and Curley Weaver as the Georgia Cotton Pickers.
Largely due to his life being tragically cut short in 1931, his music has been sadly
overlooked and has therefore not received the respect proffered to other
East coast players such as Blind Willie McTell and Buddy Moss. He was
however a true innovator in his time, and this compilation gives proof that his
music is undoubtedly some of the most engaging early
 blues that you are likely to hear.

Contains; 

Poor Boy a Long Ways From Home
Barbecue Blues
Honey Your Going too Fast
Motherless Chile Blues
She Looks So Good
Thinkin' Funny Blues
Honey You Don't Know My Mind
Going Up The Country
Atlanta Moan
It Just Won't Hay
Chocolate to the Bone
She's Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day

Brand New SEALED / NEW LP from World Music Network 

Contains a download card that includes the entire album 
PLUS bonus tracks! 

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