Carl Weathersby

Vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist Carl Weathersby was a soul-blues crooner in the classic Chicago tradition. Best known for his work with Billy Branch & Sons of the Blues, Weathersby's first album, 1996's Don't Lay Your Blues on Me, was hailed as genuine, state-of-the-art Chicago blues for the '90s. Weathersby released his second album, Looking Out My Window, in 1997, and the raves continued; the song "The Blues Follow Me Around," which Weathersby first recorded with Branch, was nominated for a Handy Award. Born in Jackson, Mississippi, Weathersby was eight when his family ...