Robert Lockwood
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. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter. |
Birth and Death Data: Born March 27, 1915 (Turkey Scratch), Died November 21, 2006 (Cleveland)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1941 - 1958
Roles Represented in DAHR: guitar, vocalist, composer
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Recordings (Results 1-25 of 38 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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Victor | BS-064638 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Black spider blues | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064639 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | I'm gonna train my baby | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064640 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Little Boy Blue | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Victor | BS-064641 | 10-in. | 7/30/1941 | Take a little walk with me | Robert Lockwood | Male vocal solo, with guitar and imitation string bass | vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar, composer | |
Chess | U7486 | 10-in. | 10/10/1952 | 24 hours | Little Eddie Boyd | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | U7489 | 10-in. | 10/10/1952 | The tickler | Eddie Boyd | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | U7561 | 10-in. | 9/24/1953 | Hush baby, don't you cry | Eddie Boyd ; Chess Men | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 8553 | 10-in. | 1957 | She's the one | Eddie Boyd | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 8755 | 10-in. | 3/28/1958 | Wake up, baby | Sonny Boy Williamson | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7604 | 10-in. | 2/24/1954 | Rocker | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7608 | 10-in. | 2/24/1954 | Oh baby | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | U-7673 | 10-in. | 7/14/1954 | You'd better watch yourself | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | U-7674 | 10-in. | 7/14/1954 | Blue light | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7738 | 10-in. | 10/25/1954 | It must have been the devil | Otis Spann | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7739 | 10-in. | 10/25/1954 | Five spot | Otis Spann | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7776 | 10-in. | 1/25/1954 | Thunder bird | Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7777 | 10-in. | 1/25/1955 | My babe | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7827 | 10-in. | 4/28/1955 | Roller coaster | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7828 | 10-in. | 4/28/1955 | I got to go | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7888 | 10-in. | 8/12/1955 | I hate to see you go | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7966 | 10-in. | Dec., 1955 | One more chance with you | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7967 | 10-in. | Dec., 1955 | Who | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 7969 | 10-in. | Dec., 1955 | It ain't right | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 8068 | 10-in. | March, 1956 | Flying saucer | Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar | ||
Chess | 8191 | 10-in. | 7/27/1956 | It's too late brother | Little Walter | instrumentalist, guitar |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lockwood, Robert," accessed November 22, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.
Lockwood, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.
"Lockwood, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 22 November 2024.
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LCNAR: Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83153219
Wikidata: Robert Lockwood, Jr. - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1351212
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/12491934
MusicBrainz: Robert Lockwood, Jr. - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2b520be3-0bfe-4904-b372-d04b8cc161ec
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