Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Slidin Delta - J.D Short

JD Short Born February 26, 1902 in Port Gibson, MS Died October 21, 1962 in St. Louis, MO Gifted with a striking and almost immediately identifiable vocal style characterized by an amazing vibrato, J.D. Short was also a very versatile musician. He played piano, saxophone, guitar, harmonica, clarinet and drums. Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, Short learned guitar and piano. He was a frequent performer at house parties before he moved to St. Louis in the '20s. Short played with the Neckbones, Henry Spaulding, Honeyboy Edwards, Douglas Williams, and Big Joe Williams from the '30s until the early '60s. He recorded for Vocalion, Delmark, Folkways, and Sonet. Short was in the 1963 documentary The Blues, but died before it was released. If you support live Blues acts, up and coming Blues talents and want to learn more about Blues news and Fathers of the Blues, ”LIKE” ---Bman’s Blues Report--- Facebook Page! I’m looking for great talent and trying to grow the audience for your favorite band!

3 comments:

  1. http://www.wirz.de/music/shortfrm.htm

    At the foot of the Stefan's discography there is a three part article about Short by Bob Groom from 1976. Believe it or not it's still the standard reference on the life and times of this artist.

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