Barbecue Bob
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Biography
Robert Hicks, known as Barbecue Bob, and born on September 11, 1902, in Walnut Grove, Georgia, was an American Piedmont blues musician. He learned to play guitar from Savannah "Dip" Weaver and later transitioned to a 12-string guitar after moving to Atlanta in 1924. While working at Tidwells' Barbecue, Hicks gained local fame for his performances, leading to his discovery by Columbia Records talent scout Dan Hornsby. Between March 1927 and December 1930, Hicks recorded 68 songs for Columbia Records, achieving significant success with hits like "Barbecue Blues" (1927) and "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues" (1927). He collaborated with various artists, including his brother Charley Lincoln and Curley Weaver. Hicks died on October 21, 1931, at age 29 from complications related to tuberculosis and pneumonia.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Kassy Jones (Part 1) by Barbecue Bob
- Spider And The Fly
- Unnamed Blues
- Atlanta Moan
- Bad Time Blues
- We Sure Got Hard Times
- Barbecue Blues
- It Won't Be Long Now
- When The Saints Go Marching In
- Black Skunk Blues
- Yo Yo Blues
- Hard Times by Barbecue Bob
- Bad Times Blues
- California Blues
- Chocolate To The Bone
- Motherless Child Blues
- Diddle-Da-Diddle
- All In Down and Out by Barbecue Bob
- It's Hard Time featuring Barbecue Bob
- Ease It To Me Blues
- My Name Is John Johanna by Barbecue Bob
- Going Up The Country
- Good Time Rounder
- Honey You Don't Know My Mind
