K.C. Douglas
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Biography
K. C. Douglas, born on November 21, 1913 in Sharon, Mississippi, was an American rural blues guitarist and singer. After moving to Vallejo, California in 1945 to work in naval shipyards, he entered the Sanâ¯Francisco/Oakland blues scene and first recorded the single "Mercury Boogie" (later renamed "Mercury Blues") in 1948 with Sidneyâ¯Maiden, Fordâ¯Chaney and Otisâ¯Cherry; the track would later be covered by artists such as Steveâ¯Miller and Alanâ¯Jackson. Douglas released albums such as A Dead-Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues (1954), K.C.'s Blues (1961), and Big Road Blues (1961). He performed at the Sanâ¯Francisco Blues Festival in 1973 and 1974. He died of a heart attack in Berkeley, California, on October 18, 1975.
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- Rootin' Ground Hog
- Howling Blues
- Hen House Blues
- Tore Your Playhouse Down
- K.C.'s Doctor's Blues
- Mercury Boogie
- Bottle Up And Go
- Move To Kansas City
- Buck Dance
- Canned Heat
- Wake Up, Workin' Woman
- You Got A Good Thing Now
- Tell Me
- No More Cryin'
- Watch Dog Blues
- Key To The Highway
- Whiskey Headed Woman
- Catfish Blues
- K.C.'s Blues
- Big Road Blues
- Born In The Country
- Love Me All Night Long
- Meanest Woman
- Broken Heart
