BUDDY BOY HAWKINS
Hawkins representa una de les llacunes més fascinant en la història del blues. Es rumoreja que va ser criat al voltant Blytheville, Mississippi, però el mínims d'investigació que s'han dut a terme mai han produït res concloent. El que és segur és que ell era un artista únic que utilitza un estil de guitarra i lliurament vocal que han desafiat la categorització. Va gravar 12 temes per Paramount entre 1927 (Chicago) i 1929 (Richmond, Indiana), molt apreciada pels col·leccionistes, que va comptar amb el seu blues estranyament construïdes, melodies de drap i la peculiar "Voice Throwing Blues " que va donar lloc a l'especulació de que ell pot tenir estat una demostració de la medicina ventríloc. L'evidència de les seves cançons sense dubte sembla indicar que era un excursionista o vagabund.
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Composed by Walter Hawkins
Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins:Guitar & Comments
Recorded in Richmond, IN. Friday, June 14, 1929
Originally issued on the 1929 single (Paramount 12814) (78 RPM)
This recording taken from the 1997 3-CD Box Set "Southern Country Blues Vol. 1:Down In Boogie Alley" (Austria)
Number Three Blues by Walter "Buddy Boy" Hawkins. Country Blues from 1927.
Little is known of Hawkins, other than where he was on three recording dates and the half hour of his life during which he made eleven recordings, released on the Paramount record label. Both Mississippi and Alabama have been suggested as possible home states. His voice seems to be that of a man older than many others recording at the time such as Blind Lemon Jefferson, Blind Willie McTell and Son House. His guitar style is less intricate, less powerful or aggressive, yet his records are very appealing in their relative simplicity with a gentle, reflective and lyrical quality. All are fine, unique, country blues.
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