Louis Myers
Louis Myers (born September 18, 1929 in Byhalia , Mississippi , † September 5, 1994 in Chicago , Illinois ) was an American blues musician ( guitar , harmonica ), who was best known as a member of the band The Aces .
biography
Like his brother Dave , Louis Myers came to Chicago with the family from Mississippi in 1941 . Both got to know the Chicago Blues through Lonnie Johnson after they had previously learned to play the country blues on guitar from their father Amos Myers . As a teenager, Louis performed with blues musicians such as Othum Brown and Arthur "Big Boy" Spiers.
With his brother Dave (guitar, harmonica) Louis formed the duo "The Little Boys". Dave played the rhythm on his electric guitar while Louis played the lead guitar . Together with Junior Wells (harmonica) and Fred Below (drums), “The Aces” emerged. With Little Walter instead of Wells, they played a number of hits as "Little Walter & His Jukes" until the mid-1950s.
In 1954 Louis left the band to work as a session musician . In the 1970s, the Myers brothers went on tour again as "The Aces". In 1978 Louis brought out his first album under his own name, I'm a Southern Man . Louis Myers suffered a stroke in 1991 while recording his last album, Tell My Story Movin ' . He died in Chicago on September 5, 1994.
Web links
- Louis Myers at Allmusic (English)
- Dave Myers at Allmusic (English)
- The Aces at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Myers, Louis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 18, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Byhalia , Mississippi , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1994 |
| Place of death | Chicago , Illinois , United States |