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).

= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

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
Columbia	W146055	10-in.	4/13/1928	Hurry and bring it back home	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with clarinet	vocalist
Columbia	W146172	10-in.	4/21/1928	Mississippi low-levee blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, composer, vocalist
Columbia	W146173	10-in.	4/21/1928	Ease it to me blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147306	10-in.	10/26/1928	She's gone blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147307	10-in.	10/26/1928	Cold wave blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147320	10-in.	10/27/1928	Beggin' for love	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo, with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147321	10-in.	10/27/1928	Bad time blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	vocalist, instrumentalist, guitar
Columbia	W147385	10-in.	11/2/1928	Meat man Pete	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W147386	10-in.	11/2/1928	Dollar down blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148251	10-in.	4/11/1929	It just won't hay	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148252	10-in.	4/11/1929	It's just too bad	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148253	10-in.	4/11/1929	Good time rounder	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148342	10-in.	4/17/1929	Honey your going too fast	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148343	10-in.	4/17/1929	Red hot mama—papa's going to cool you off	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148358	10-in.	4/18/1929	California blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148359	10-in.	4/18/1929	It's a funny little thing	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W148360	10-in.	4/18/1929	Black skunk blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149320	10-in.	10/31/1929	Ain't it the truth?	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149321	10-in.	10/31/1929	Yo yo blues	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149344	10-in.	11/3/1929	Trouble done bore me down	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149345	10-in.	11/3/1929	Freeze to me mama	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149346	10-in.	11/3/1929	Me and my whisky	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149347	10-in.	11/3/1929	[Unknown title(s)]	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149397	10-in.	11/6/1929	She moves it just right	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
Columbia	W149398	10-in.	11/6/1929	Tellin' it to you	Barbecue Bob	Male vocal solo ("blues singer"), with guitar	instrumentalist, guitar, vocalist
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

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barbecue Bob," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

Barbecue Bob. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/110322.

"Barbecue Bob." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.