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Sid Hemphill
Sid Hemphill (1876 – 1963) was an American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader who played in his own string band mainly in Mississippi. He recorded for Alan Lomax in 1942 and again in 1959. Born in Panola County, Mississippi, Hemphill was the son of a slave fiddle player, crafted instruments, and was a blind musician. Trained as a multi-instrumentalist, he could effectively play fiddle, banjo, guitar, jaw harp, piano, organ, pan flute, quills, and the Fife (instrument), cane fife, while also penning songs. Hemphill and his string band, composed of Alex "Turpentine" Askew (guitar), Lucious Smith (banjo), and Will Head (fiddle), played a combination of blues, popular music, and spiritual (music), spirituals for both black and white audiences mainly in Northern Mississippi. The same group also identified as a fife and drum blues, fife and drums band, with music infused in European military drums, military drum tradition and African polyrhythms, talking drum influences. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sid Hemphill
Sid Hemphill (1876 – 1963) was an American blues multi-instrumentalist and bandleader who played in his own string band mainly in Mississippi. He recorded for Alan Lomax in 1942 and again in 1959. Born in Panola County, Mississippi, Hemphill was the son of a slave fiddle player, crafted instruments, and was a blind musician. Trained as a multi-instrumentalist, he could effectively play fiddle, banjo, guitar, jaw harp, piano, organ, pan flute, quills, and the Fife (instrument), cane fife, while also penning songs. Hemphill and his string band, composed of Alex "Turpentine" Askew (guitar), Lucious Smith (banjo), and Will Head (fiddle), played a combination of blues, popular music, and spiritual (music), spirituals for both black and white audiences mainly in Northern Mississippi. The same group also identified as a fife and drum blues, fife and drums band, with music infused in European military drums, military drum tradition and African polyrhythms, talking drum influences. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |