Barbecue Bob

Barbecue Bob

Robert Hicks, better known as Barbecue Bob (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), was an early American Piedmont blues musician. His nickname was derived from his working as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the three extant photographs of him show him playing a guitar and wearing a full-length white apron and cook's hat.

Birth and Death Data: Born September 11, 1902 (Georgia), Died October 21, 1931 (Lithonia)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1927 - 1942

Roles Represented in DAHR: vocalist, guitar, composer, trumpet, songwriter

Notes: Original name: Robert Hicks. Brother of Charley Hicks (also known as Charley Lincoln, or Laughing Charley).

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 51-74 of 74 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Columbia	W150269	10-in.	4/17/1930	Yo-yo blues no. 2	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150270	10-in.	4/17/1930	She shook her gin	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150273	10-in.	4/17/1930	We sure got hard times now	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150274	10-in.	4/17/1930	Twistin' that stuff	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W150364	10-in.	4/23/1930	Monkey and the baboon	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150365	10-in.	4/23/1930	The spider and the fly	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W150374	10-in.	4/23/1930	Darktown gamblin'	Charlie Hicks ; Robert Hicks	Male vocal duet, with guitar and talking	vocalist
Columbia	W150375	10-in.	4/23/1930	Darktown gamblin'	Charlie Hicks ; Robert Hicks	Male vocal duet, with guitar and talking	vocalist
Columbia	W151051	10-in.	12/5/1930	Jambooger blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151052	10-in.	12/5/1930	It just won't quit	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151053	10-in.	12/5/1930	You've got to reap what you sow	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151054	10-in.	12/5/1930	Atlanta moan	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151055	10-in.	12/5/1930	New mojo blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151056	10-in.	12/5/1930	Doin' the scraunch	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151086	10-in.	12/7/1930	I'm on my way down home	Georgia Cotton Pickers	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151087	10-in.	12/7/1930	Diddle-da-diddle	Georgia Cotton Pickers	Male vocal solo, with 2 guitars and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151105	10-in.	12/8/1930	She looks so good	Georgia Cotton Pickers	Male vocal solo and male vocal duet, with 2 guitars and harmonica	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W151106	10-in.	12/8/1930	She's coming back some cold rainy day	Georgia Cotton Pickers	Male vocal solo, with guitar and harmonica	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Decca	70258	10-in.	1/29/1942	Delta lane blues	Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70259	10-in.	1/29/1942	Fill up	Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70260	10-in.	1/29/1942	Ride on	Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	70261	10-in.	1/29/1942	Because I love my Daddy so	Nora Lee King		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71197	10-in.	7/25/1942	C.O.D.	Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing		instrumentalist, trumpet
Decca	71198	10-in.	7/25/1942	Hey man, hey man	Skeets Tolbert and his Gentlemen of Swing		instrumentalist, trumpet

(Results 51-74 of 74 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barbecue Bob," accessed November 25, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

Barbecue Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

"Barbecue Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 25 November 2024.