Barbecue Bob

Barbecue Bob
Born: Sep 11, 1902 in Walnut Grove, GA
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Died: Oct 21, 1931 in Lithonia, GA
Genre: Blues
Styles: Country Blues, Prewar Country Blues, Acoustic Blues, Prewar Blues
Biography: Barbecue Bob was the name given by Columbia Records talent scout Don Hornsby to Atlanta blues singer Robert Hicks. Hicks is widely credited as being the singer who more than any helped to popularize Atlanta blues in its formative period. Born to a family of sharecroppers in Walnut Grove, GA, Robert Hicks ...Read full biography
Chocolate To The Bone
Released: 1992
Label: Shanachie Entertainment Corp.
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Although Robert "Barbecue Bob" Hicks recorded over 65 extant sides (three are not known to have survived) in a three-year stretch starting in 1927 up to his death in 1931, the 20 collected here make a ...Read full review
Barbecue Bob Vol. 2 (1928 - 1929)
Released: 1991
Label: The Orchard
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"Barbecue Bob," whose complete output has been reissued on three Document CDs, was a fairly big star by the time he recorded the 23 numbers on Vol. 2. Based in Atlanta (where all of these performances, ...Read full review
More Barbecue Bob albums: Compilations (10)
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