dirtylowdown2:The scant discography of Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins reveals one of the most distinctiv
dirtylowdown2:The scant discography of Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins reveals one of the most distinctive country-blues performers of the pre-war era, a gifted vocalist whose taste for slow songs was ideally suited to his intricate guitar work. Almost nothing is known about the singer; various attempts to determine his date and place of birth have resulted in countless chronological and geographical inconsistencies, although the consensus places him as a product of either Alabama or the northern Mississippi-Delta region.Between 1927 and 1929, Hawkins recorded a dozen tracks for Paramount, many of them portraits of trains and life on the railroad. He played his guitar exclusively in open-A tuning. His records sold poorly and he faded into obscurity. His life story after his recording career ended is shrouded in mystery.Given their rarity and the length of time that has passed since they were made, an original used Hawkins record typically fetches somewhere between $500 and $1,500 USD today. -- source link
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