Eddie Heywood Sr.

Edward Heywood Sr. (c. 1901 – April 2, 1942) was an American blues and jazz pianist, popular in the 1910s and 1920s.

Not to be confused with Eddie Heywood Jr..
Eddie Heywood Sr.
Eddie Heywood Sr. shown in 1923 advertisement for OKeh Race Records
Background information
Bornc. 1901
Died(1942-04-02)April 2, 1942
Atlanta, Georgia
GenresBlues, Jazz
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsPiano
Years active1920s–1930s

Biography

Eddie Heywood Sr. was a famed pianist of the 81 Theater on Decatur Street in Atlanta, Georgia. He took over that role from Ed Butler around 1912.[1] He recorded songs for Okeh Records, playing solo and also accompanying performers such as Mamie Smith, Sara Martin, Texas Alexander, and Butterbeans and Susie. He taught piano to his son, Eddie Heywood Jr.

He first recorded songs for Okeh in New York in May 1923. In June of that year he accompanied Lucille Bogan on "The Pawn Shop Blues" in Atlanta, a song he had composed. This was the first time a black blues singer had been recorded outside New York or Chicago.[2]

He recorded "The Pawn Shop Blues" again in New York in September 1923 with Martha Copeland on vocals.

gollark: I don't really have any recommendations like that, then.
gollark: <@339893966503804928> Do you mean fiction books, books on some sciencey topic, or what?
gollark: There are quite a lot of books, see.
gollark: What *sort* of books?
gollark: > And why are so many software date glitches on December 31st of 1969?That's when the unix epoch starts, so a date of "0" or something is interpreted as that.

References
  1. Bastin, Bruce (1995). Red River Blues: The Blues Tradition in the Southeast. Urbana: University of Illinois Press. p. 87. ISBN 0252065212.
  2. Williamson, Nigel (2007). The Rough Guide to the Blues. ISBN 1-84353-519-X.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.