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 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-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
Chess	U8192	10-in.	7/27/1956	Teenage beat	Little Walter		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8193	10-in.	7/27/1956	Take me back	Little Walter		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8205	10-in.	8/7/1956	Keep it to yourself	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8207	10-in.	8/7/1956	The key (to your door)	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8217	10-in.	8/15/1956	Alarm clock blues	Floyd Dixon		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8220	10-in.	8/15/1956	I'm ashamed of myself	Floyd Dixon		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8409	10-in.	2/8/1957	Fattening frogs for snakes	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8410	10-in.	2/8/1957	I don't know	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8433	10-in.	3/5/1957	Nobody but you	Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8436	10-in.	3/5/1957	Everybody needs somebody	Jukes (Musical group : Little Walter) ; Little Walter		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8594	10-in.	Sept., 1957	Born blind	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8595	10-in.	Sept., 1957	Ninety nine	Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar
Chess	8753	10-in.	3/28/1958	Your funeral & my trial	Fred Below ; Sonny Boy Williamson		instrumentalist, guitar

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Lockwood, Robert," accessed October 11, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.

Lockwood, Robert. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved October 11, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777.

"Lockwood, Robert." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 11 October 2024.