Atlanta blues

Atlanta Blues is the name for the local blues scene in Atlanta , Georgia that had its heyday in the 1920s and 1930s. Some of the best blues musicians of their day played in Atlanta. It developed its own tradition on the 12-string guitar, the master of which was Blind Willie McTell before anyone else .

The oldest representative of the Atlanta Blues was Peg Leg Howell , who made his first recordings in 1926. He was followed by Barbecue Bob , Laughing Charley Lincoln and Curley Weaver .

Occasionally the musicians formed groups; the best known of these bands were the Georgia Cotton Pickers .

Representative of the Atlanta Blues

• Peg Leg Howell
• Barbecue Bob
• Laughing Charley Lincoln
• Curley Weaver
• Eddie Mapp
• Buddy Moss
• Fred McMullen
• Josh White
• Ruth Willis
• The Georgia Cotton Pickers
• The Georgia Browns

Web links

• "Southern Blues" in "Accustic Guitar magazine"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )

Others

Atlanta Blues is also the title of a piece by WC Handy .