Dave Myers

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Many musicians have been born in or have lived in Mississippi. One of these important ones is David "Dave" Myers, a very respected person for his musical abilities. On October 30, 1926, Myers was born to Mary and Amos Myers in Byhalia, Mississippi. Both his parents were musical, but Mary played the guitar only at home, while Amos played the guitar at parties in private homes (Moon 34-35). Myers also had three brothers who were musical. Louis played the guitar in the band the "Aces." Curtis played the piano, and Bob played the harp (Living Blues 35). Myers married and has one son, Davie, Jr. (Johnson).Dave Myers You Can't Do That Myers grew up as a child listening to Lonnie Johnson, a pioneering blues and jazz guitarist and banjoist who lived in the basement of Myers’ family home (Center Stage Media). Myers, along with his brother Louis, sang in a Baptist church choir Michael James states, “Myers was brought up in Mississippi where he learned how to play the guitar” However, in 1942, Myers along with his brother Louis, moved to Chicago where his career began. According to Santelli, “Dave Myers is one of the many unheralded architects of the city’s post-World War II blues scene” (305). Myers sang and played the guitar and bass. He and his brother Louis began playing house parties with Junior Wells, a harp player. Then after Junior Wells left, the brothers, with Little Walter Jacob, a blues musician who played the amplified harmonica, formed a group called The

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Gear / Let the Good Times Roll

You Can't Do That

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Animal Songs

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The Oxford American - Southern Sampler 1998

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Surf Monsters: Past, Present & Future Surf Classics

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Chicago Blues Session, Vol. 17 - Chicago Blues Legends

Strictly Background

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The Oxford American Southern Sampler 1998

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Top 30 Dance Hits 2023

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ブルース&ソウル・レコーズ監修 これから聴くブルース 「ロッキン・リズム編」

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The Best of Surf Music - 50 Hits (Vol. 1)

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Hangin' Twenty

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