Bill Gaither (musician)
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| Bill Gaither | |
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| Born | c.1910 |
| Died | 1956? 1970? |
| Alias(es) | "Little Bill" Gaither, Leroy's Buddy |
| Genre(s) | Blues |
| Label(s) | Various |
| Years active | 1920s-1940s |
Bill Gaither (April 21, 1910 or 1905 [1] or 1908 [2] in Belmont, KY - 1956[3] 1970 [4]), sometimes known as "Little Bill" Gaither or Leroy's Buddy[5], was a blues guitarist and singer. Gaither recorded hundred of songs for labels such as Decca, Arhoolie and OKeh. One of his most famous blues songs was "Champ Joe Louis", recorded on June 23, 1938[6], the day after Louis won his rematch against Max Schmeling. Ethnomusicologists have cited [7] Gaither among a group of important but understudied 20th century musicians. His blues lyrics have been appreciated as poetry. [8] Gaither is buried[9] in New Crown Cemetery in Indianapolis, where jazz legend Wes Montgomery is also interred.
[edit] See also
- The Encyclopedia of Louisville, ed. by J. E. Kleber
- The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray, by T. Russell
- The Blues, by H. Elmer, e.g. p. 49
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:6n5tk6gxwkrg
- ^ www2.ocn.ne.jp/~jive/blues/1999.html
- ^ www2.ocn.ne.jp/~jive/blues/1999.html
- ^ http://www.uky.edu/Subject/aakymos.html
- ^ e.g., Decca 7818: Racket Blues / Wintertime Blues
- ^ http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/w4x-md.htm
- ^ "Blues Research: Problems and Possibilities" Paul Oliver, Journal of Musicology Vol. 2 No. 4 (Autumn, 1983), pp. 377-390
- ^ Perfect in Their Art: Poems on Boxing from Homer to Ali Michael Waters, Robert Hedin, editors. ISBN 0-8093-2531-4. Southern Illinois Univ. Press. 2003. p. 47
- ^ http://members.aye.net/~kbsblues/foree.htm
