Garfield Akers

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Garfield Akers (b. 1901 or 1902, Brights or Bates, Mississippi, d. between 1953 and 1959, probably in Memphis, Tennessee) was a blues singer and guitarist. He sometimes performed under the pseudonym "Garfield Partee." Akers' extant recordings consist of four sides, which are nonetheless historically significant. His most well-known song was his debut, Cottonfield Blues, a duet with friend and longtime collaborator Joe Callicott on second guitar. Akers lived in Hernando, Mississippi most of his life, working as a sharecropper and performing during off-hours at local house parties and dances. He toured with Frank Stokes on the Doc Watts Medicine Show. Akers was reportedly active on the south Memphis circuit throughout the 1930s. Akers and Callicott played together for more than twenty years, parting in the mid-1940's. Akers briefly resurfaced in the early 1950s, shortly before his death at a historically undetermined date. No photographs of Akers are known to exist. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers

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Son House & Great Delta Blues Singers 1928 - 1930

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Mississippi Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927 - 35

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American Epic: The Collection

Son House And The Great Delta Blues Singers (1928-1930)

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When The Levee Breaks: Mississippi Blues Rare Cuts 1926-1941 (CD A)

Dough Roller Blues

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The Rain Don't Fall On Me: Country Blues 1927-1952

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The Best There Ever Was: The Legendary Early Blues Performers

Jumpin' and Shoutin' Blues

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Mississippi Masters: Early American Blues Classics 1927-35

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Mississippi Blues 1926-1941

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