Everything about Curley Weaver totally explained
Curley James Weaver (
25 March 1906 -
20 September 1962) was an
American blues musician known as the "Georgia Guitar Wizard".
Biography
Early years
He was born in
Covington,
Georgia and raised on a farm near
Porterdale. His mother, Savannah "Dip" Shepard Weaver, was a well-respected
pianist and
guitarist, who taught Curley together with her friend's sons,
"Barbecue Bob" Hicks and Charlie "Lincoln" Hicks. The three formed a group with harmonica player Eddie Mapp, and played in the local area.
Early career
In 1925 Weaver moved to
Atlanta, working as a labourer and playing on the streets and at social events. In 1928, he first
recorded with
Columbia Records, later releasing
records on several different
record labels. Although he recorded on his own during the
1920s and
1930s, first in the style taught by his mother and later with the spreading "Piedmont" style, he was best known for
duets with
Blind Willie McTell - with whom he worked until the
1950s - Barbecue Bob,
Fred McMullen, and
harmonica and guitar player Buddy Moss. He was also a member of the recording groups The Georgia Browns and The Georgia Cotton Pickers, examples of the sort of bands that played house parties in those days.
Later years
After the 1930s he recorded in
New York and
Atlanta both solo, and with McTell. His final recordings were in 1949. Weaver lost his sight in the 1950s, and died in Almon, Georgia in 1962, at the age of 56.
Children
His daughter Cora Mae Bryant (born
1 May 1926) continued in her father’s tradition as a blues musician.
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