Artist: Andy Kirk & his Clouds Of Joy
Author: Floyd Smith
Label: Decca
Year: 1938
Oldest blues solo on electric guitar, performed by the author who was from St. Louis, just like Chuck Berry who adapted it his way.
Covers:
Floyd Smith's Combo [for Hy-Tone on lap-steel guitar]
Gene Phillips [for Modern as Geno's Guitar Blues]
Chuck Berry [as Blues For Hawaiians on Berry On Top, to mark Hawaii becoming the 50th state of the union]
Muddy Waters [with Bob Margolin on guitar]
If you noticed blunt omissions, mis-interpretations or even out-and-out errors,
please let me know:
Arnold Rypens
Rozenlaan 65
B-2840 Reet (Rumst)