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 26-38 of 38 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
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  
(Results 26-38 of 38 records)

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.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/327777

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