Ernest Lawlers
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| Ernest Lawlers | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Little Son Joe |
| Born | May 18, 1900 |
| Origin |  Hughes, Arkansas, USA |
| Died | June 6, 1961 (aged 61) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Guitarist, Vocalist, Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 1930s – 1950s |
| Label(s) | Columbia |
Ernest "Little Son Joe" Lawlers (born May 18, 1900 in Hughes, Arkansas; died November 14, 1961 in Memphis, Tennessee) was an American blues guitarist, vocalist, and composer.
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[edit] Life and career
Lawlers is best known for his musical partnership with his wife, Memphis Minnie, but he had been playing guitar and singing blues for some years around Memphis before they got together, including a period with Rev. Robert Wilkins, whom he accompanied on record in 1935. He took up with Minnie in the late 1930s, replacing her previous husband and partner, Kansas Joe McCoy. Lawlers made records under his own name, including the well known "Black Rat Swing", but mostly appeared in the supporting role, on a large number of sides covering most of the 40s and the early years of the following decade. He retired from music with Minnie in the 1950s.[1]
[edit] Selective discography
| Year | Title | Genre | Label | Songs | |
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| 2000 | Pickin' the Blues w/Kansas Joe Mccoy | Blues | Culture | "Bumble Bee", "When The Levee Breaks", "Joe Louis Strut", "Crazy Cryin' Blues", "Picking The Blues", "Ma Rainey" | |
| 1997 | Me & My Chauffeur 1935-1946 | Blues | EPM | "Hoodoo Lady", "Hot Stuff", "My And My Chauffeur Blues", "My Baby Don't Want Me No More" |
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ Larkin, Colin. The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Guinness, page 2520, (1995) - ISBN 1561591769
