Robert Lockwood
Robert Lockwood Jr. (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson. Robert Lockwood was one of the first professional black entertainers to appear on radio in the South, on the King Biscuit Time radio show. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1915 (Turkey Scratch), Died November 21, 2006 (Cleveland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941
Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer
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Recordings
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-064638 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Black spider blues | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064639 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | I'm gonna train my baby | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064640 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Little Boy Blue | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064641 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Take a little walk with me | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lockwood, Robert," accessed October 3, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.
Lockwood, Robert. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 3, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.
"Lockwood, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 3 October 2023.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Robert Lockwood, Jr.
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Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83153219
Wikidata: Robert Lockwood, Jr. - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1351212
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12491934
MusicBrainz: Robert Lockwood, Jr. - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2b520be3-0bfe-4904-b372-d04b8cc161ec
ISNI: 0000 0000 5513 3346 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000055133346
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