CHARLEY LINCOLN

La imagen corresponde a la portada del disco que salió al mercado con el título de THE HICKS BROTHERS , en ella se pueden ver a los hermanos  Charley y Robert en prácticamente la única fotografía que se conoce de Charley ( el de la derecha ).

  El tema está sacado como podéis ver de la colección SAGABLUES una serie de compilatorios temáticos todos ellos relacionados con los diferentes estilos de BLUES, muy interesante En este caso nos sirve de soporte para comentar algo acerca de  este hombre CHARLEY LINCLON de diferentes nicknames y cuyo nombre auténtico era Charlie Hicks era hermano de Robert Hicks conocido por todos con el pseudónimo que le hizo famoso BARBECUE BOB. Sin llegar a alcanzar la fama de su brother, fué sin  duda pionero, y dominaba diferentes estilos desde el country blues, un tema slide ó sesiones de music hall.  

                               

Charlie Lincoln (also known as Charley Hicks or Laughing Charley) (March 11, 1900 -- September 28, 1963), was an early American country blues musician. He often recorded with his brother Robert Hicks (who was billed as Barbecue Bob).

He was born in Lithonia, Georgia. In his teens he was taught guitar by Savannah Weaver, the mother of Curley Weaver, and performed in the Lithonia area until 1920.He moved to Atlanta, Georgia and worked outside the field of music, while also performing occasionally with his brother. He recorded with his brother for the Columbia label 1927--30.An example is the two part duet with crosstalk, "It Won't Be Long Now" that the brothers recorded in Atlanta on November 5, 1927.

After Robert's early death in 1931, Charley Lincoln continued to perform into the 1950s. From 1955--63 he was imprisoned for murder in Cairo, Georgia, where he became a prisoner trustee. He died of a cerebral hemorrhage on September 28, 1963.

                                 


Charley Lincoln (Charley Hicks):Vocals & Guitar

Recorded in Atlanta, GA. Friday, November 4, 1927

Originally issued on the 1927 single (Columbia 14272-D) (78 RPM)

This recording taken from the 1992 album "Charley Lincoln & Willie Baker" (CD) (Austria)


                  


    
  


                                   

Charley Lincoln:Vocals & Guitar

Recorded in Atlanta, GA. Friday, November 4, 1927

Originally issued on the 1927 single (Columbia 14475-D) (78 RPM)

This recording taken from the 2000 CD "The Great Race Records Volume Two:Columbia" (U.K.)