We Gonna Move on the Outskirts of Town. Casey Bill Weldon 1936; Born William Weldon July 10, 1909 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas date (196?) and location of death unknown. He was a blues musician who later lived and worked in Chicago and was known as one of the great early pioneers of the slide guitar. Playing a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style, Casey Bill Weldons was known as the Hawaiian Guitar Wizard. His style of playing was highly influential on the emerging Chicago Blues style.He played upbeat, hokum and country blues tunes, both as a solo artist and as a member of the Memphis Jug Band. Weldon played in medicine shows before beginning his recording career in 1927 for Victor. He was also an active session guitarist appearing on records by Teddy Darby, Bumble Bee Slim, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Memphis Minnie. Weldon also played with Charlie Burse and the Picanniny Jug Band and the Brown Bombers of Swing. He scored solo hits with his two most well known songs, Somebody Changed the Lock on My Door and We Gonna Move (to the Outskirts of Town). He was married to Memphis Minnie in the 20s with the two making influential recordings together in the late 20s. Considering the fact that most slide guitarists of the era went unrecorded, Weldon maintains a healthy amount of recorded material for aficionados to appreciate. After his divorce from Memphis Minnie, he disappeared from the public eye and stopped recording by 1938. His date of death is unknown, though assumed to be sometime in the 1960s. RECORDED BY: 1970: Im Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town performed by The Allman Brothers Band 1983 Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughn Im Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 1968 Big Mojo Move on out of town 1965 Little Milton We gonna move to the outskirts of town 1965 B B King Im gonna move on the outskirts of town 1963 Jimmy Reed The outskirts of town 1954 Jackie Wilson with Billy Ward and his Dominoes Im Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 1942 Big Bill and His Chicago Five. Im Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town 1941 Louis Jordan & his Tympani Five. Im gonna move wayout on the Outskirts of Town 1937 Washboard Sam and his Washboard Band: We Gonna Move- Fox Trot Blues. 1936 Casey Bill Weldon. We Gonna Move on the Outskirts of Town. AMONG OTHERS https://youtube/watch?v=Z6EXLHW64kY
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