ZUZU BOLLIN

 Nunca fué tan evidente en un músico su influencia como es el caso de ZUZU BOLLIN, que tuvo como maestro al gran T.Bone Walker , es tal la evidencia de su forma de entender el Blues que existen en la red fotos del propio Walker con el nombre al pié del propio BOLLIN . Comprobádlo ! 

Dos albumes de 78 rpm  en los años 50 tempranos y un álbum de 1989 después de ser reedescubierto no son todo de la gran parte de un legado que dejara grabado Zuzu bollin grabado.A pesar de ello la contribución  Bollin a la herencia de blues de Texas, no debe pasarse por alto - su sonido influenciado por T-Bone Walker tipificado de posguerra guitarra de blues en solitario.

Nacido Bollin, Zuzu escuchó toda la discogrtafía  de Blind Lemon Jefferson y Leroy Carr a Joe Turner y Count Basie. Su apodo le viene de que durante el tiempo que tocó  en la banda del también  tejano EX Brooks; de una marca de galletas de jengibre a presión llamado ZuZu. Bollin , que deleitaban al músico. Formó su propio combo en 1949, se hace acompañar por el  joven saxofonista David "Fathead" Newman. Después de una temporada con la banda de Percy Mayfield, Bollin volvería a tocar en Dallas. A finales de 1951, hizo su debut discográfico para el logotipo de Bob Sutton TORCH . En 1987fué reedescubierto por obra de la  Sociedad de BLUES de Dallas: diseñaron una serie de conciertos y, finalmente, la grabación de un album en  1989, Texas Bluesman, que lució muy bien el enfoque de Bollin. Nos dejó en 1990 

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Zuzu Bollin (September 5, 1922 – October 2, 1990) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer from Frisco, Texas.Originally named A.D. Bollin, the name 'Zuzu' is believed to refer to a brand of ginger-snap cookies popular at the time.

Bollin notably recorded "Why Don't You Eat Where You Slept Last Night" and "Headlight Blues" (1951), and variously worked alongside Duke Robillard, Doug Sahm, Booker Ervin, Percy Mayfield and David "Fathead" Newman.

Bollin was thought to be dead, until he was rediscovered in 1988 living in Dallas, Texas, by the Dallas Blues Society Records founder, Chuck Nevitt. Nevitt gathered together a band and produced Bollin's first full length album Texas Bluesman in 1989, as the debut release on Dallas Blues Society Records. This record was sold to Antones Records a couple of years later, and Antones released it on compact disc. This recording augmented Bollin's only four sides (two 78rpm records) recorded in the early 1950s on the Dallas based Torch Records label. Bollin made festival dates both in the United States and abroad.

Bollin died in Dallas, Texas in October 1990, aged 68.

A.D. Bollin (the initials didn't stand for anything) was born in Frisco, TX. on September 5, 1922. He later relocated to Dallas where he played guitar in Percy Mayfield's and E.X. Brooks' bands. While he was in the band led by Brooks he got his nickmame for his love for Zuzu gingersnap cookies. After his stint with Mayfield ended in 1949, he formed his own combo. In late 1951, he signed up with the Dallas label Torch that was owned by Bob Sutton. He cut two 78 RPM records for the label with his group that featured saxists David "Fathead" Newman & Leroy Cooper who both were later hired by Ray Charles. (These recordings by the way, were the debut recordings of Newman). Bollin didn't record again as a solo artist, but instead played in the bands of Ernie Fields and Joe Morris up until 1964 when he decided to leave the music business. In the late 1980's Chuck Nevitt of the Dallas Blues Society found him running a dry cleaning business in town. Nevitt got him back on his feet as a musician, and recorded a full length album by him "Texas Bluesman" on his label surrounded by cream-of-the-crop local players such as Duke Robillard on guitar and Doyle Bramhall, Sr. on drums. (Newman was even brought back in to play sax). The recordings were later sold to Antone's, that were re-released on CD, with two bonus tracks recorded with Doug Sahm and his band in San Antonio. Bollin lived long enough to play a few local gigs and a few booked overseas. But, he was in bad health and he passed away in Dallas on October 2, 1990. At least he was able to enjoy the new interest that had been afforded to him by Texas blues enthusiasts, before he died. 

A.D. "Zuzu" Bollin:Vocals & Guitar

Bobby Simon:Trumpet

David "Fathead" Newman:Alto Sax

Leroy Cooper:Baritone Sax

Charles Morgan:Piano

Arthur Blake:Bass

Sylvester Morton:Drums

Recorded in Dallas, TX. 1952

Originally issued on Torch 6910 (78 RPM)

This recording taken from the 1998 CD "R&B Guitars 1950-1954" (Spain)