The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Robert Lockwood, Jr.

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The HistoryMakers Video Oral History with Robert Lockwood, Jr.

1/14/2005

https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/A2005.017

Blues guitarist Robert Lockwood, Jr. (1915 - 2006 ) was a legendary blues guitarist who was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989. Lockwood was interviewed by The HistoryMakers on 1/14/2005, in Cleveland, Ohio. This collection is comprised of the video footage of the interview.

Total Sessions: 1; Total Tapes: 4; Total Run Time: 01h 44m 12s

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Lockwood, Robert Jr., 1915-2006

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Guitarist and blues legend Robert Lockwood, Jr., a native of Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, was born on March 27, 1915. Lockwood, who held honorary doctorates from Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland State University, received his early education in Arkansas.Lockwood's first instrument was the pump organ, which he began to play as a young child; he later learned to play guitar from his stepfather, legendary blues artist Robert Johnson. Lockwood left school and began his professional career ...