Robert Lockwood, Jr.

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Robert Lockwood Jr., also known as Robert Junior Lockwood, (Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, March 27, 1915 – Cleveland, Ohio, November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records among other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He is best known as a longtime collaborator with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter. Robert Lockwood was born in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, a hamlet west of Helena, Arkansas. He started playing the organ in his father's church at the age of 8. The famous bluesman Robert Johnson lived with Lockwood's mother for 10 years off and on after his parents' divorce. Lockwood learned from Johnson not only how to play guitar, but timing and stage presence as well. Because of his personal and professional association with the music of Robert Johnson, he became known as "Robert Junior" Lockwood, a nickname by which he was known among fellow musicians for the rest of his life, although he later frequently professed his dislike for this appellation. By age 15, Lockwood was playing professionally at parties in the Helena area. He often played with his quasi-stepfather figure, Robert Johnson, also occasionally with Sonny Boy Williamson II or Johnny Shines. Lockwood played at fish fries, juke joints, and street corners throughout the Mississippi Delta in the 1930s. An anecdote from Lockwood's website claims on one occasion Robert Johnson played on one side of the Sunflower River, while Lockwood p

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I Got To Find Me A Woman

Ramblin' On My Mind (Blues Reference) [recorded in France 1982]

Delta Crossroads

Steady Rollin' Man

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Trouble Hearted Blues

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Presenting Robert Lockwood, Jr.

The Complete Trix Recordings

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The Legend Live

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Harmonica Blues 101

Mississippi Blues (1935-1951)

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Bottleneck Blues Guitar Legends

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Essential Delta Blues

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