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Bo Weavil Jackson

voc, g, US, Birmingham, Alabama
Singer / Musician of Blues
A.k.a. Sam Butler (2)

Bo Weavil Jackson (dates and places of birth and death unknown, real name said to be James Butler), was an African-American blues singer and guitarist. According to Eugene Chadbourne, Paramount Records promoted him as having "come down from the Carolinas"; but it is widely believed that he actually originated from Birmingham, AL, both because he refers to that area in his lyrics and because that was apparently where the talent scouts found him. After his recordings of 1926, no further documentation of him exists.

     
Instruments
  • Vocals
  • Guitar
Popular Tracks   
You Can't Keep No Brown on Rough Guide to Bottleneck Blues by Various Artists
You Can't Keep No Brown on Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics 1926-1937 by Various Artists
Devil and My Brown Blues on Rough Guide to the Roots of the Blues by Various Artists
Pistol Blues on You Can't Keep No Brown by Bo Weavil Jackson
I'm On My Way To The Kingdom Land on Raw Pre-war Gospel - American Primitive, Volume 1 by Various Artists
When the Saints Come Marching Home on You Can't Keep No Brown by Bo Weavil Jackson
Poor Boy Blues on Rough Guide to Slide Guitar Blues by Various Artists
Some Scream High Yellow on You Can't Keep No Brown by Bo Weavil Jackson
Why Do You Moan? on Paramount Blues - Lock and Key Blues by Various Artists
Heaven Is My View on You Can't Keep No Brown by Bo Weavil Jackson

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Discography
Title Artist Year Type
Complete Recordings In Chronological OrderBo Weavil Jackson1982Compil.
Why Do You Moan / Some Scream High YellowBo Weavil Jackson1959Single
You Can't Keep No Brown / Pistol BluesBo Weavil JacksonAlbum
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