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Drink Small 
Background information Also known as The Blues Doctor Born January 28, 1933
Bishopville, South Carolina, United StatesGenres Electric blues, soul blues[1] Occupations Guitarist, singer, songwriter Instruments Guitar, vocals Years active Mid 1950s – present Labels Ichiban, various Drink Small (born January 28, 1933)[1] is an African American soul blues and electric blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He is known as the 'Blues Doctor', and has been influenced by gospel and country music and Blind Boy Fuller.[2]
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Biography
Small was born in Bishopville, South Carolina, United States.[1] He was self taught on the guitar and organised a local gospel group, the Six Stars. He had eclectic musical influences including Tennessee Ernie Ford, Merle Travis, John Lee Hooker and Fats Domino.[3]
He was rated as one of the best gospel guitarists in the 1950s, before he turned his attention to secular music later in that decade. In 1959, he released the single "I Love You Alberta" on Sharp Records.[1][3] Small had a long career, recording spasmodically for small record labels, before issuing six albums between 1990 and 2008.[2] He recorded dirty blues tracks such as "Tittie Man" and "Baby, Leave Your Panties Home",[4] with more righteous offerings such as "The Lord Been Good to Me".[5]
Small appeared at the 2005 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.[3] He also performed at the first Julius Daniels Memorial Blues Festival in Denmark, South Carolina, in October 2010.
Discography
Albums
Year Title Record label 1976 I Know My Blues Are Different Southland (Select-O-Hits) 1990 The Blues Doctor Ichiban 1991 Round Two Wild Dog Blues 1994 Electric Blues Doctor Live Mapleshade 2003 Does It All Bishopville 2006 Blues Doctor: Live & Outrageous! Erwin 2008 Tryin' to Survive at 75 Bishopville See also
References
- ^ a b c d Jim O'Neal. "Drink Small". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p524/biography. Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ^ a b Herzhaft, Gérard (1997). Encyclopedia of the blues (2nd ed.). Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States: University of Arkansas Press. p. 62. ISBN 1-55728-452-0.
- ^ a b c Franklin V, Benjamin (2008). Jazz & blues musicians of South Carolina (1st ed.). Columbia, South Carolina, United States: University of South Carolina Press. pp. 69/85. ISBN 978-1-57003-743-6.
- ^ "Allmusic ((( The Blues Doctor > Overview )))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-blues-doctor-r88415.
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Tryin' to Survive at 75 > Overview )))". http://www.allmusic.com/album/tryin-to-survive-at-75-r1516129.
- ^ "Allmusic ((( Drink Small > Discography > Main Albums )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/drink-small-p524/discography.
Categories:- 1933 births
- Living people
- African American musicians
- American blues singers
- American male singers
- American blues guitarists
- Electric blues musicians
- Soul-blues musicians
- Musicians from South Carolina
- Songwriters from South Carolina
- People from Lee County, South Carolina
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