Johnny Watson, alias Daddy Stovepipe was born in Mobile, Alabama, on April 12th 1867 and died in Chicago, November 1st 1963. A veteran of the turn of the century medicine shows, he was in his late fifties when he became one of the first blues harp players to appear on record in 1924. He later recorded with his wife, Mississippi Sarah, in the 1930s and spent his last years as a regular performer on Chicagos famous Maxwell Street, where he made his last recordings (issued on LP as Collectors Issue C-5527, now out of print).
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 17:52:53 +0000