Barbecue Bob

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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 (Results 26-50 of 74 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
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

(Results 26-50 of 74 records)

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.