A list of Blues' epithets and nicknames

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Huddie Leadbelly Ledbetter
Walter Furry Lewis

Such epithets are wonderfully evocative. These are perhaps two of my favourites. Very well know, I know -0- Maybe you know some I may not of heard of?

― Cal Drones, Friday, 13 May 2005 11:48 (twenty-one years ago)

Professor Longhair.

― Mark (MarkR), Friday, 13 May 2005 11:53 (twenty-one years ago)

J.T. "Funny Paper" Smith

― brianiac (briania), Friday, 13 May 2005 12:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Blind Lemon Jelly

― Marcello Carlin (nostudium), Friday, 13 May 2005 12:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Ruttling Orange Peel

― mark grout (mark grout), Friday, 13 May 2005 12:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Sleepy John Estes was named, I think, for his ability to sleep standing up. Or with his eyes open. Hmm. I think the most charmingly named bluesman is Barbecue Bob aka Robert Hicks, who apparently owned a restaurant and would cook for you, serve you and then play for you while you ate. Surely no one could think ill of a man named Barbecue Bob.

― Ogmor Roundtrouser (Ogmor Roundtrouser), Friday, 13 May 2005 13:37 (twenty-one years ago)

Lightnin' Hopkins
Howlin' Wolf
Magic Sam

― autovac (autovac), Friday, 13 May 2005 13:59 (twenty-one years ago)

T-Model Ford, aka "The Tail Dragger"
I have some suspicions as to why he was called this, but I don't actually know...he was always too drunk to give me an intelligible explanation.

And Barbecue Bob would be welcome at my place ANYTIME, barbecue or no barbecue. Better with, but what the hell?

― Big Loud Mountain Ape (Big Loud Mountain Ape), Friday, 13 May 2005 15:26 (twenty-one years ago)

"I want my Daddy's records!"

One-String Sam
"Destruction" (Howlin' Wolf's original piano player)

― Myonga Von Bontee (Myonga Von Bontee), Friday, 13 May 2005 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Adrian "Inchy" Heath

― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:00 (twenty-one years ago)

i wonder if barbecue bob was ever hired for parties and the folks were disappointed that he was just a guitar player

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Can't go wrong with "Blind" whether it's Willie McTell, Willie Johnson, or Lemon Jefferson!

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:22 (twenty-one years ago)

The late, great "Grey Ghost" (Roosevelt Williams) of Austin Texas. Pinetop Perkins.

― Austin Still (Austin, Still), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Harmonica Frank
Washboard Sam

― brianiac (briania), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:38 (twenty-one years ago)

Dr. Ross, the Harmonica Boss

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:40 (twenty-one years ago)

Lonesome Sundown

― brianiac (briania), Friday, 13 May 2005 16:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Caesar Augustus

― Huk-L, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Such poetry.. Of course, I knew some, but some are new on me ... Any more? If not, make 'em up!

― Cal Drones, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Blind Lemon Rockist.

― Beans Ferguson, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:11 (twenty-one years ago)

Big Bill Broonzy

― Paul Edmondson, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Calum

― Haikunym (Haikunym), Friday, 13 May 2005 17:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Big Bill Broonzy vs. Big Blonde Floozy

― Amateur(ist) (Amateur(ist)), Friday, 13 May 2005 17:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Young Angus
Stevedore Miller
Lonesome Lenny
Sharktooth Shiloh
Fat Annie
Big Fat Annie
Big Fat Annie's Loose Sister

― Huk-L, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Geechie Wiley

― Owen, Friday, 13 May 2005 17:33 (twenty-one years ago)

my fave is Dr. Horse--one of his tunes is on this Fire/Fury comp I have. Great song too, "Jack, That Cat Was Clean." On the same comp, Tarheel Slim.

Jaybird Burl Coleman.

Stick McGhee was apparently also known as "Globetrotter."

Jelly Jaw Short.

Rubberlegs Williams.

Lafayette Jerl Thomas was known as "The Thing." I would have been plenty happy with "Jerl."

Josh White was called "The Singing Christian."

"Signifyin' " Mary Johnson.

"Squatty" Joel Hopkins, from Texas.

Ham Gravy.

Ham Hamfoot.

― edd s hurt (ddduncan), Friday, 13 May 2005 17:35 (twenty-one years ago)

thirteen years pass...

clarence 'gatemouth' brown
whistling bob howe
champion jack dupree
bo weavil jackson
eddie 'the chief' clearwater
david 'honeyboy' edwards
walter 'tangle eye' jackson
albert king aka 'the velvet bulldozer'

― mookieproof, Friday, 1 March 2019 18:51 (seven years ago)

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