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Robert Lockwood, Jr.

Robert Lockwood Jr. (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson. Robert Lockwood was one of the first professional black entertainers to appear on radio in the South, on the King Biscuit Time radio show. Lockw…

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Artist details

Type
Person
Area
United States
Born
March 27th, 1915
Died
November 21st, 2006
Genres
Labels
Telarc Blues
Verve
Savoy Jazz
P-VINE RECORDS
Delmark Records
Last updated: October 12th, 2014

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