Robert Belfour
| Robert Belfour | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Robert "Wolfman" Belfour |
| Born | September 11, 1940 Red Banks, Mississippi, United States |
| Genres | Delta blues, country blues, blues revival |
| Occupations | Guitarist, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1980s–present |
| Labels | Fat Possum Records |
Robert "Wolfman" Belfour (born September 11, 1940, Red Banks, Mississippi, United States)[1] is an American blues musician. His father, Grant Belfour taught him the guitar at a young age and he continued his tutelage in the blues from musicians Otha Turner, R. L. Burnside, and Junior Kimbrough. Kimbrough, in particular, had a profound influence on him. His music is deeply rooted in Mississippi Hill Country traditions, in contrast to those of delta blues. His playing is characterized by a deeply percussive attack and alternate tunings.[2]
His father died when Belfour was thirteen, and his music was relegated to what free time he had, as his energy went to helping his mother provide for the family. In 1959, he married Noreen Norman and moved to Memphis, Tennessee, where he would work in construction for the next 35 years.
In the 1980s, Belfour began playing on Beale Street and in 1994 he had eight songs featured on the compilation album, The Spirit Lives On, Deep South Country Blues and Spirituals in the 1990s. This led him to Fat Possum Records and his first album What's Wrong With You, released in 2000.[3][4]
The album, Pushin' My Luck, followed in 2003 to a positive critical review.[5]
[edit] See also
- Hill country blues
- List of Delta blues musicians
- List of country blues musicians
- List of blues revival musicians
[edit] References
- ^ Webb, Rick (May 2007). "Interview with Bluesman Robert Belfour". bluesinlondon.com. http://www.bluesinlondon.com/interviews/robert_belfour_2007.html. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ What's Wrong With You May 2000, allaboutjazz.com
- ^ What's Wrong With You December 2010, mississippimoan.blogspot.com
- ^ What's Wrong With You amazon.com
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Pushin' My Luck > Robert Belfour > Review )))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/pushin-my-luck-r634120/review.
[edit] External links
- Robert Belfour page from Fat Possum Records site
- Allmusic biography
- 2007 interview
- Works by or about Robert Belfour in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Delta blues musicians
- Country blues musicians
- Blues revival musicians
- Fat Possum Records artists
- Country blues singers
- American blues guitarists
- American blues singers
- American male singers
- People from Holly Springs, Mississippi
- Blues musicians from Mississippi
- Songwriters from Mississippi
