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 1-25 of 74 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Victor	BS-102686	10-in.	6/18/1936	To my levee home	Jimmie Gunn Orchestra ; David Pugh	Male vocal solo, with jazz/dance band	composer
Victor	PBS-061334	10-in.	7/1/1941	Chant of the groove	Fats Waller, his Rhythm and his Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Columbia	W143757	10-in.	3/25/1927	Barbecue blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W143758	10-in.	3/25/1927	Cloudy sky blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144277	10-in.	6/15/1927	Mississippi heavy water blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144278	10-in.	6/15/1927	Mamma you don't suit me!	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144279	10-in.	6/15/1927	Brown-skin gal	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144280	10-in.	6/15/1927	Honey, you don't know my mind	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144281	10-in.	6/16/1927	Poor boy a long ways from home	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W144282	10-in.	6/16/1927	When the saints go marching in	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W144283	10-in.	6/16/1927	Jesus' blood can make me whole	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W144284	10-in.	6/16/1927	Easy rider don't you deny my name	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145132	10-in.	11/5/1927	Thinkin' funny blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145133	10-in.	11/5/1927	My mistake blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145134	10-in.	11/5/1927	Motherless chile blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W145135	10-in.	11/5/1927	How long pretty mama	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145192	10-in.	11/9/1927	It won't be long now	Barbecue Bob ; Laughing Charley	Male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with talking and 2 guitars	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W145193	10-in.	11/9/1927	It won't be long now	Barbecue Bob ; Laughing Charley	Male vocal duet ("blues singers"), with talking and 2 guitars	composer, vocalist
Columbia	W145198	10-in.	11/10/1927	Crooked woman blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W145199	10-in.	11/10/1927	'Fo day creep	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146050	10-in.	4/13/1928	Blind pig blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146051	10-in.	4/13/1928	Waycross Georgia blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146052	10-in.	4/13/1928	Goin' up the country	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146053	10-in.	4/13/1928	Wild geese blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W146054	10-in.	4/13/1928	Chocolate to the bone	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist

(Results 1-25 of 74 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barbecue Bob," accessed November 6, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

Barbecue Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 6, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

"Barbecue Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 6 November 2024.