Just dropped by after too many years and noticed questions about Bo Weevil Jackson from Alabama and Sam Butler who were the same man and Blind Joe Reynolds. Harry CHARLES, the Birmingham PM talent scout found James (Bo Weevil) Jackson on the streets in B'Ham and took him to PM in 1927 and gave him his nickname to avoid "anyone from jumping my talent by using a false name." He told PM Jackson was from down in Carollina thus the Pm ad saying Jackson was from Carolinas. He soon moved there to Charlotte also to scout and open a record store/distribution center for PM but it failed.
He then took him across town in Chicago to Vocalion and recorded him as Sam Butler since he had no contract with PM. Jackson who definitely played a Delta type style on Pistol Blues/You Can't Keep No Brown was in B'ham when found. Where he learned his Mississippi bottleneck style is unknown. He is fast, furious and choppy but Booker Miller listened to the sides and said of course it was Delta style guitar.
There is no and I have never said or written anywhere of any association of Jackson/Butler with Blind Joe Rynolds from the Lousiana Delta. They are completely different singers and stylists. Ber checking in on a regular basis. Thanks for the kinds words and my interview tapes are on line to clairify/add to what I and both Calt wrote in our books.
Bracey indeed sang Stavin' Chain on Woman Woman. I asked him about it and he said he got ther expression in New Orleans when he visited his baby sister there. He heard the expression ued in that city and said it was slang for a poswerful lover or stud man.
Mattie Delaney was one of the hardest of all singers to track anything on. I found two people Henry Austin and Lillie Berry who knew of her personally and that was it.
He then took him across town in Chicago to Vocalion and recorded him as Sam Butler since he had no contract with PM. Jackson who definitely played a Delta type style on Pistol Blues/You Can't Keep No Brown was in B'ham when found. Where he learned his Mississippi bottleneck style is unknown. He is fast, furious and choppy but Booker Miller listened to the sides and said of course it was Delta style guitar.
There is no and I have never said or written anywhere of any association of Jackson/Butler with Blind Joe Rynolds from the Lousiana Delta. They are completely different singers and stylists. Ber checking in on a regular basis. Thanks for the kinds words and my interview tapes are on line to clairify/add to what I and both Calt wrote in our books.
Bracey indeed sang Stavin' Chain on Woman Woman. I asked him about it and he said he got ther expression in New Orleans when he visited his baby sister there. He heard the expression ued in that city and said it was slang for a poswerful lover or stud man.
Mattie Delaney was one of the hardest of all singers to track anything on. I found two people Henry Austin and Lillie Berry who knew of her personally and that was it.