Biography Papa Lightfoot
Papa George Lightfoot (born March 2, 1924, Natchez, Mississippi - died there, November 28, 1971) was an American blues musician.
Lightfoot recorded several sessions in his late twenties - for Peacock Records in 1949 (which were never issued), Sultan Records in 1950, Aladdin Records in 1952, and Imperial Records in 1954. After final singles for Savoy Records in 1955 and Excello Records in 1956, Lightfoot quit recording, still an obscure Southern blues harmonica player.
As interest grew in rural Delta blues in the 1960s, Lightfoot's name became more well-known, and in 1969 producer Steve LaVere went to Lightfoot's home town of Natchez, Mississippi and asked him to record again. The result was the album Natchez Trace, released on Vault Records in 1969, which brought Lightfoot briefly to the forefront of the blues revival. Rural Blues Vol. 2 followed on Liberty Records later that same year. However, his comeback was cut short by his death in late 1971 of respiratory failure.
American harmonica playersBlues harmonica playersAmerican blues musiciansMississippi musicians1924 births1971 deaths
Lightfoot recorded several sessions in his late twenties - for Peacock Records in 1949 (which were never issued), Sultan Records in 1950, Aladdin Records in 1952, and Imperial Records in 1954. After final singles for Savoy Records in 1955 and Excello Records in 1956, Lightfoot quit recording, still an obscure Southern blues harmonica player.
As interest grew in rural Delta blues in the 1960s, Lightfoot's name became more well-known, and in 1969 producer Steve LaVere went to Lightfoot's home town of Natchez, Mississippi and asked him to record again. The result was the album Natchez Trace, released on Vault Records in 1969, which brought Lightfoot briefly to the forefront of the blues revival. Rural Blues Vol. 2 followed on Liberty Records later that same year. However, his comeback was cut short by his death in late 1971 of respiratory failure.
References
- Papa Lightfoot at Allmusic.com
American harmonica playersBlues harmonica playersAmerican blues musiciansMississippi musicians1924 births1971 deaths
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