Casey Bill Weldon
William "Casey Bill" Weldon (December 10, 1909 – September 28, 1972) was an… Read Full Bio ↴William "Casey Bill" Weldon (December 10, 1909 – September 28, 1972) was an American blues musician.
He played a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style. His style of playing was highly influential on the emerging Chicago Blues style.
Casey Bill Weldon was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States, and later lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and was known as one of the early pioneers of the slide guitar. He played upbeat, hokum and country blues tunes. Playing a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style, Casey Bill Weldon was known as the "Hawaiian Guitar Wizard". His slide guitar solos were emotional and unique.
He was married to singer and guitarist Memphis Minnie in the 1920s. Only recently it has been widely accepted that Casey Bill Weldon is not the same musician as Will Weldon who recorded between 1927 and 1928 as a member of the Memphis Jug Band.
Weldon cut over 60 sides for Bluebird and Vocalion. He was also an active session guitarist appearing on records by Teddy Darby, Bumble Bee Slim, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Memphis Minnie. On Memphis Minnie's last recording for Bluebird Records in October 1935, Weldon accompanied her for the first time. He played on two sides, "When the Sun Goes Down, Part 2" and "Hustlin' Woman Blues." He scored solo hits with his two most well known songs, "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on That Door", and "We Gonna Move (to the Outskirts of Town)."
After his divorce from Memphis Minnie, he married blues singer Geeshie Wiley. They disappeared from the public eye soon after and he stopped recording by 1938. He died in 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri.
He played a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style. His style of playing was highly influential on the emerging Chicago Blues style.
Casey Bill Weldon was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, United States, and later lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and was known as one of the early pioneers of the slide guitar. He played upbeat, hokum and country blues tunes. Playing a National steel guitar flat on his lap Hawaiian style, Casey Bill Weldon was known as the "Hawaiian Guitar Wizard". His slide guitar solos were emotional and unique.
He was married to singer and guitarist Memphis Minnie in the 1920s. Only recently it has been widely accepted that Casey Bill Weldon is not the same musician as Will Weldon who recorded between 1927 and 1928 as a member of the Memphis Jug Band.
Weldon cut over 60 sides for Bluebird and Vocalion. He was also an active session guitarist appearing on records by Teddy Darby, Bumble Bee Slim, Peetie Wheatstraw, and Memphis Minnie. On Memphis Minnie's last recording for Bluebird Records in October 1935, Weldon accompanied her for the first time. He played on two sides, "When the Sun Goes Down, Part 2" and "Hustlin' Woman Blues." He scored solo hits with his two most well known songs, "Somebody Done Changed the Lock on That Door", and "We Gonna Move (to the Outskirts of Town)."
After his divorce from Memphis Minnie, he married blues singer Geeshie Wiley. They disappeared from the public eye soon after and he stopped recording by 1938. He died in 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Casey Bill Weldon Lyrics
As The Clock Struck Four As my baby woke me one morning, now the clock…
Casy Bill's New W.P.A. Yes, my baby told me this morning, just about the…
doctor's blues And I went to the doctor, the doctor looked me…
Flood Water Blues It's high water in the east, has flooded all that…
Give Me Another Shot I've been drinkin gin all night 'Cause my gal ain't treatin…
Has My Gal Been Here Had my gal, have gone away She won't come home no…
Has My Gal Been Here? Had my gal, have gone away She won't come home no…
I'm Just A Bad Luck Man I'm a bad luck man, in bad a lucky as…
I've Been Tricked Said I went to the voodoo woman and she looked…
My Stove Won't Work Well well I took my meal and flour, tried to…
No Good Woman You'se a no good woman and you don't mean me…
Race Horse Filly Blues I got me a race horse filly and she's got…
Red Hot Blues Hey get your partner, put on your dancing shoes Hey get…
Somebody Changed The Lock On My Door Well well, somebody done changed that lock on my door Well…
Streamline Woman Hey hey talking about your car, everybody craves the streaml…
Turpentine Blues Goin' home in the mornin', woman, I sure can't carry…
What's The Matter With My Milk Cow? I ain't gonna raise no more alfalfy, I'm a tell…
WPA Blues Everybody's working in this town, and it's worrying me night…
You Just as Well Let Her Go How you gonna keep her, if she don′t want to…