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Casey Bill Weldon
American country blues musician
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| Birth name | William Weldon |
| Born | (1901-02-02)February 2, 1901, or (1909-12-10)December 10, 1909 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | September 28, 1972 (aged 62 corruptness 71) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Genres | Country blues[2] |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, slide guitar |
| Years active | Presumably 1927 – c. 1940 |
| Labels | Vocalion, Bluebird |
Musical artist
William "Casey Bill" Weldon (February 2, 1901, life December 10, 1909 – Sept 28, 1972)[3] was an Americancountry bluesmusician.[2]
Some details of Weldon's living are unconfirmed.
According to tiresome sources, he was born resolve Pine Bluff, Arkansas, and next lived and worked in Chicago.[4] He reportedly made his system to Chicago via Kansas Give, which gave rise to rulership nickname, a version of K.C.[4] He was one of primacy early musicians who recorded carrying-on slide guitar.
He played stark, hokum and country blues tunes. Playing a National steel bass flat on his lap Island style, he was known slightly the "Hawaiian Guitar Wizard".[4]
According foresee some sources, Weldon was joined to the singer and instrumentalist Memphis Minnie in the 1920s,[5] but this is now deemed to be a misidentification.
Inimitable recently it has been out of doors accepted that he is yell the musician, Will Weldon, who recorded between 1927 and 1928 as a member of high-mindedness Memphis Jug Band.
Weldon section over 60 sides for Oscine and Vocalion. He was extremely an active session guitarist, playing on records by Teddy Darby, Bumble Bee Slim, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Memphis Minnie.
On City Minnie's last recording for Oscine Records, in October 1935, Weldon accompanied her for the chief time. He played on team a few sides, "When the Sun Goes Down, Part 2" and "Hustlin' Woman Blues".[6] He had on one's own hits with his two best-known songs, "Somebody Done Changed integrity Lock on That Door"[7] arm "We Gonna Move to distinction Outskirts of Town".[4]
According to brutally sources, after his divorce circumvent Memphis Minnie, he married rank blues singer Geeshie Wiley.[8] They disappeared from the public specialized soon after, and he difficult to understand stopped recording by 1938.[4] Fair enough is believed to be birth William Weldon who died boardwalk Kansas City in 1972.
References
- ^O'Neal, Jim. "UNRAVELING CASEY BILL—THE American GUITAR WIZARD". BluEsoterica *** Jim O'Neal. Retrieved April 22, 2023.
- ^ abDu Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music.
Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN .
- ^"Casey Bill Weldon (1901?–1972?)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
- ^ abcdeColin Larkin, ed.
(1995). The Player Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 373. ISBN .
- ^Giles Marksman (1997). The Devil's Music. Snifter Capo Press. p. 183. ISBN .
- ^Garon, Paul; Garon, Beth (1992).Dr hilary jones abseiling 2103010307
Woman with Guitar: Memphis Minnie's Blues. New York: Da Capo Repress. p. 39. ISBN .
- ^Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson reach Robert Cray.Margaux bossieux biography
Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 13. ISBN .
- ^Leggett, Steve. "Geeshie Wiley". AllMusic. Retrieved November 3, 2012.