Garfield Akers
Garfield Akers
Top Songs
| 1 | Cottonfield Blues - Part 1 | ||
| 2 | Cottonfield Blues – Part 2 (1929) | ||
| 3 | Times Has Done Got Hard | ||
| 4 | Cottonfield Blues - Part II | ||
| 5 | Cottonfield Blues - Part I |
Albums
May 2015 • 4 songs
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Biography
The throbbing guitar sound of Garfield Akers was a primary influence on subsequent generations of Mississippi bluesmen, with the likes of John Lee Hooker and Robert Wilkins citing him as an influence. Born around 1902 in Bates, Mississippi, Akers remains a shadowy figure; after honing his skills at local dances and house parties, he relocated to the Hernando area, where he worked by day as a sharecropper. After moving on to Memphis, in 1929 he made his first Vocalion label recordings at the Peabody, accompanied by guitarist Joe Callicott; between this first date and a 1930 ses...