Black Boy Shine
Black Boy Shine (actually Harold Holliday , * around 1900, † around 1948) was an American blues musician who was active in the Houston area.
Live and act
Shine, who lived in Houston, took part in the last recordings of JT Smith , made for the American Record Corporation in Fort Worth in April 1935 with Bernice Edwards (piano), these (including the instrumental numbers "Hot Mattress Stomp" and "Ninth Street Stomp ”) remained unpublished. In 1936 and 1937 he recorded under his own name for Vocalion Records in San Antonio and Dallas; a total of 18 plate sides were created. His music is characterized by barrel house influences, as in "Dog House Blues" and "Back Home Blues". With Edwards in 1937 he recorded the tracks "Gamblin 'Jinx Blues" and "Business Woman Blues" for Vocalion Records. He is said to have died around 1948 of complications from tuberculosis .
Discographic notes
- Complete Recordings in Chronological Order (1936-1937) (Blues Documents, ed. 1988)
Web links
- Discography
- Black Boy Shine at Allmusic (English)
- Black Boy Shine at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Discography by JT Smith
- ^ Alan Govenar and Jay Brakefield: The Dallas Music Scene: 1920s-1960s , 2014, 72.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shine, black boy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holliday, Harold (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1900 |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1948 |