Musician. Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, he was blues mandolinist whose career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years. He bought his first mandolin at age 8, an although he was a capable guitarist and singer, he was a master on the mandolin dubbed an "elder statesman of the blues". He performed with artist to include Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Taj Mahal and his song "She Caught the Katy" is considered a blues standard. In his later years he suffered from arthritis, but he still continued to perform some and recorded the album "Too Hot the Devil" before his death. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Musician. Born in Brownsville, Tennessee, he was blues mandolinist whose career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years. He bought his first mandolin at age 8, an although he was a capable guitarist and singer, he was a master on the mandolin dubbed an "elder statesman of the blues". He performed with artist to include Sleepy John Estes, Hammie Nixon, Taj Mahal and his song "She Caught the Katy" is considered a blues standard. In his later years he suffered from arthritis, but he still continued to perform some and recorded the album "Too Hot the Devil" before his death. He died in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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