Thomas Shaw (blues musician)
Thomas Edgar Shaw (March 4, 1908 – February 24, 1977) was an American blues singer and guitarist.[1]
Biography
[edit]Shaw was born in Brenham, Texas, United States.[1] He was taught to play both the harmonica and guitar by his relatives, and based his style on his collaborations with Blind Lemon Jefferson, J. T. Smith and Ramblin' Thomas.[2] After spending time as an itinerant musician in Texas, in 1934 he relocated to California.[2] He continued to perform and appeared on radio, before setting up his own club which he operated for many years.[2] By the 1960s, Shaw had been ordained as a minister in a church in San Diego, California, and found a rediscovery of his own during the blues revival.[1]
In the 1960s and 1970s, he recorded for the Advent, Blue Goose and Blues Beacon labels. In addition, Shaw appeared at festivals and, in 1972, he toured in Europe.[1] He recorded "Hey Mr. Nixon" and "Martin Luther King".[3]
Shaw died during open heart surgery in San Diego, in February 1977, aged 69.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Thomas Shaw | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-12-01.
- ^ a b c Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 321. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- ^ a b Doc Rock. "The 1970s". The Dead Rock Stars Club. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
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