Garfield Akers
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Garfield Akers (b. 1902 (?) in Brights or Bates, Mississippi,d. between 1953 and 1959, probably in Memphis) was a blues singer and guitarist, sometimes acting as Garfield Partee.
His ouput is extremely small, consisting of only four sides. His most well-known song is his debut, the Cottonfield Blues, which Don Kent praised with the words "only a handful of guitar duets in all blues match the incredible drive, intricate rhythms and ferocious intensity" and called Akers "one of the greatest vocalists in blues history" [1]. Michael Gray appreciated it as "the birth of rock ’n’ roll … from 1929!" [2].
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[edit] Discography
- Cottonfield Blues Part 1 / Cottonfield Blues Part 2, (1929), (Vocalion Records 1442)
- Jumpin And Shoutin’ Blues / Dough Roller Blues, (1930), (Vocalion Records 1481)
[edit] Sources
- Robert Santelli, The Big Book Of Blues – A Biographical Encyclopedia, 1993, ISBN 0140159398, p. 5
[edit] References
- ^ Don Kent, in: The Best There Ever Was, CD-Booklet, Yazoo Records, YA 3002, 2003
- ^ Michael Gray: Song & Dance Man III – The Art of Bob Dylan, ISBN 0826463827
