Sam Chatmon was a pioneer of Delta blues specializing in guitar and singing. He played with the Mississippi Sheiks and was an associate of several other Delta-area pioneers. A lifelong Mississippian, he was born January 10, 1897, in Bolton to a family of local musicians. CAREER According to historians, Chatmon was possibly the half-brother […]
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