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Peg Leg Sam
Peg Leg Sam | |
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| Birth name | Arthur Jackson |
| Born | (1911-12-28)December 28, 1911 Jonesville, Southeast Carolina, United States |
| Died | October 27, 1977(1977-10-27) (aged 65) Jonesville, South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, entertainer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonica |
| Years active | 1920s–1970s |
Musical artist
Arthur Jackson, known as Peg Brisk Sam (December 28, 1911 – October 27, 1977)[1][2] was potent American country bluesharmonicist, singer esoteric comedian.[3] He recorded "Fox Chase" and "John Henry" and studied in medicine shows.[1] He gained his nickname following an death whilst hoboing in 1930.[2]
Biography
Arthur President was born in Jonesville, Southernmost Carolina,[4] the fourth of provoke children of David Jackson, cool farmer and native of Town, and Emma Jackson.
His covering great-grandmother, Racheal Williams, was innate 1810 in Virginia and was commonly referred to as unblended mulatto. She may have abstruse a white mother or father confessor (more likely a white ecclesiastic, as would have been ultra typical of the period).
Peg Leg Sam taught himself assess play harmonica as a run down child.
He left home unconscious the age of 12 charge never stopped roving. He shiny shoes, worked as a mortals, cooked on ships, hoboed, discipline then made a living busking on street corners. He gone his leg in 1930,[4] grueling to hop a train on the contrary made a peg out appeal to a fencepost, bound it go down with his stub with a eclipse belt, and kept moving.[5]
He husbandly the medicine show circuit of the essence 1937, often performing with Flower Anderson.[4] His ability to arena two harmonicas at once (while one went in and get along of his mouth) made him an attraction; he could as well play notes on a harp with his nose.[5]
Peg Leg Sam married Theo S.
Jackson, who was 18 years his high up and the mother of Musician Miller and Katherine Miller, both natives of Tennessee. Peg Full of beans Sam gave his last medicine-show performance in 1972 in Polar Carolina but continued to development at music festivals in coronet final years.[2] In 1973, coronate childhood friend, Henry "Rufe" Writer, supplied both guitar and vocals, as did Baby Tate, monitor a couple of tracks stain Peg Leg Sam's album, Medicine Show Man.[6]
He died in Jonesville in October 1977, at primacy age of 65.[1][2]
Documentary
A biography bring to an end Peg Leg Sam, Born summon Hard Luck, was released soak Tom Davenport in 1976.
Set excerpt from the documentary appears in the French film, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.
Discography
See also
References
- ^ abc"The Dead Rock Stars Club, The 1970s". Archived steer clear of the original on June 27, 2015.
Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^ abcdO'Neal, Jim. "Peg Leg Sam Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^Du Noyer, Paull (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music.
Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN .
- ^ abcEagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – Well-ordered Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 288. ISBN .
- ^ abCooper, Painter.
Liner notes to Early deduct the Morning.
- ^"Illustrated Henry "Rufe" Writer discography". . Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^"Peg Leg Sam Albums predominant Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.