GEORGE " EARRING " MAYWEATHER

Nacido un 27 de septiembre de 1928, Montgomery, Alabama, EE.UU., d. 12 febrero de 1995, Boston, Massachusetts, EE.UU.. Como Little Sonny Willis, el joven George recibió su primera armónica como regalo de Navidad cuando tenía seis años, junto con una manzana y una naranja. A pesar de que habían oído a John Lee 'Sonny Boy' de Williamson, que fue en gran medida un músico autodidacta hasta que llegó a Chicago en septiembre de 1949. Allí se hizo amigo de Little Walter, quien le ayudó con la selección de la armónica  y cómo encontrar las claves  en diferentes posiciones que ofrece el instrumento En 1951 se vinculó a su vecino de al lado, J. B. Hutto, y con Hines Eddie 'Porkchop' en la percusión, formaron el grupoque  tocó los fines de semana en el mercado Maxwell Street. Sin embargo, el trabajo era escaso, por lo que Mayweather se unió a Bo Diddley y durante un tiempo estuvo alternando entre ambos grupos. Luego formó un grupo con Eddie Taylor, rechazando la oferta de Walter para que lo sustituya en la banda de Muddy Waters. Grabó con J. B. Hutto en la sesión de probabilidad que produjo 'Combination Boogie' y 'Pet Cream Man', y con Eddie Taylor en "You´ll always have a home y Don´t knock at my door '. A finales de los años 80 Mayweather se trasladó a Boston donde se estableció en el 1369 Jazz Club.  Whup it !, grabado con el núcleo de los ejes de balancín de Magic Johnson de Lutero, se compone casi en su totalidad de blues de Chicago , que podéis oir a continuación . Mayweather Murió de cáncer de hígado en 1995.


                 

                     

                      

Earring George Mayweather (September 27, 1927 – February 12, 1995) was an American electric blues and Chicago blues harmonica player, songwriter and singer. Although he only recorded a single solo album, Mayweather's harmonica work appeared on recordings by J. B. Hutto and Eddie Taylor.

AllMusic commented that his album, Whup It! Whup It! was "an admirable shot at recreating the '50s Chicago harp sound".

George Mayweather, Jr. was born in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. He learned to play the harmonica after receiving the instrument as a Christmas present at the age of six. Inspired by the playing of Sonny Boy Williamson I, Mayweather was mainly self-taught on the rudiments of the instrument; although upon relocation to Chicago, Illinois, in September 1949, aged 20, he befriended Little Walter. This connection gave Mayweather vital further education in the techniques of harmonica playing. He lived in Chicago next-door to J. B. Hutto, and thus teaming up in 1951 with him and the percussionist Eddie "Porkchop" Hines, the trio named the Hawks, played on weekends at the Maxwell Street market.Work opportunites were limited, which led to Mayweather working alternatively with Hutto and in Bo Diddley's backing ensemble. In 1952, once Little Walter had decided to leave Muddy Waters's touring band, Montgomery was offered a job as his replacement. However, Mayweather declined the potentially lucrative posting. By 1954, Mayweather recorded with J. B. Hutto on Chance Records recording sessions, that produced "Dim Lights, "Things Are So Slow"[5] "Combination Boogie", and "Pet Cream Man". He later teamed up Eddie Taylor and jointly recorded a number of tracks including "You’ll Always Have A Home" and "Don’t Knock At My Door". Several of these were released as singles, although they were not commercial successes.

Mayweather continued working locally throughout the 1950s, where he obtained his nickname of 'Earring' from the Chicago DJ, Big Bill Hill.

In the late 1980s, Mayweather relocated to Boston, Massachusetts and gained regular employment at the 1369 Jazz Club.

In 1992, Mayweather recorded his debut solo effort, Whup It! Whup It!.Using musicians from the Magic Rockers band that backed Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson, the album comprised mostly Chicago blues standards, made notable by Howlin' Wolf ("Forty Four"), Ray Charles ("What'd I Say"), Muddy Waters, Jimmy Rogers and Little Walter. There was one original track, "Cheatin' on Me", which was written by Mayweather. AllMusic music journalist, Bill Dahl, noted that the recording of Whup It! Whup It! was "an admirable shot at recreating the '50s Chicago harp sound".

Mayweather died in Boston, in February 1995 from liver cancer, aged 67.