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Robert Lockwood Jr.

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American Delta blues guitarist (1915-2006)

United StatesMusiciansLived 1915 to 2006 · aged 91
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a. Robert Jr. Lockwood, was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson.

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Grammy Award for Best Traditional Blues Album

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Robert Lockwood Jr., a.k.a. Robert Jr. Lockwood, was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson. Robert Lockwood was one of the first professional black entertainers to appear on radio in the South, on the King Biscuit Time radio show. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter.

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United States
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Musicians
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Singer / Musician
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deceased
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Lived 1915 to 2006 · aged 91
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