Casey Bill Weldon

Casey Bill Weldon

voc, stg, *1909 US, Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Singer / Musician of Jazz and Blues
A.k.a. William Weldon C. Williams (16) Levee Joe

William "Casey Bill" Weldon (December 10, 1909 – circa 1970) was an American country blues musician.Weldon was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States, and later lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and was known as one of the early pioneers of the slide guitar. He played upbeat, hokum and country blues tunes. Playing a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style, "Casey Bill" Weldon was known as the "Hawaiian Guitar Wizard". He was married to singer and guitarist Memphis Minnie in the 1920s. Only recently it has been widely accepted that Casey Bill Weldon is not the same musician as "Will Weldon" who recorded between 1927 and 1928 as a member of the Memphis Jug Band.

Instruments

Vocals
Steel guitar
Guitar

Genres

Jazz
Blues

Plays With

Arnett Nelson & His Hot Four

Casey Bill Weldon & His Orchestra

The Brown Bombers Of Swing

The Hokum Boys

Washboard Rhythm Kings

Popular Tracks

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Band Members

Discography

Title	Artist	Year	Type
Guitar Swing	Casey Bill Weldon	2002	Compil.
The Essential	Casey Bill Weldon	2002	Compil.
Slide Guitar Swing 1927 - 1938	Casey Bill Weldon	2002	Compil.
The Hawaiian Guitar Wizard	Casey Bill Weldon	1994	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1938 In Chronological Order: Volume 2 (2 April 1936 To 24 March 1937)	Casey Bill Weldon	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1938 In Chronological Order: Vol. 3 (24 March 1937 To 16 December 1938)	Casey Bill Weldon	1993	Compil.
Complete Recorded Works 1935-1938 In Chronological Order: Volume 1 (25 March 1935 To 2 April 1936)	Casey Bill Weldon	1993	Compil.
(1935-1937) Remaining Titles & Alternate Takes	Casey Bill Weldon	1989	Compil.
1935-1937	Casey Bill Weldon	1987	Compil.
Red Hot Blues 1927-1937	Casey Bill Weldon	1982	Compil.
Casey Bill Weldon (Hawaiian Guitar Wizard)	Casey Bill Weldon	1978	Compil.
Bottleneck Guitar Trendsetters Of The 1930s	Casey Bill Weldon & Kokomo Arnold	1975	Compil.
W. P. A. Blues / Somebody Changed The Lock On That Door	Casey Bill Weldon	1936	Album
Blues Everywhere I Go / Somebody's Got To Go	Casey Bill Weldon	1936	Album
Talking To Myself / Can't You Remember	Casey Bill Weldon		Album
We Gonna Move / Gonna Take My Time	Casey Bill Weldon		Album

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