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 were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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 December 7, 2023, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.

Lockwood, Robert. (2023). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 7, 2023, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.

"Lockwood, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2023. Web. 7 December 2023.