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 | Audio |
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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 |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barbecue Bob," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.
Barbecue Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.
"Barbecue Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Barbecue Bob, 1902-1931 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no96040993
Wikidata: Barbecue Bob - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q807787
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/24792257
MusicBrainz: Barbecue Bob - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/46a5e33c-7a72-485f-b3eb-8f09fc54fe2f
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