King Biscuit papers, 1939-2001.

Payne, John William, 1925-

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Interstate Grocer Company.

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King Biscuit Flour was distributed by Interstate Grocer Company in Helena, Arkansas. in 1941 Interstate began to sponsor a radio program, King Biscuit Time, on Station KFFA. The show had live blues performances by black musicians Sonny Boy Williamson, Robert Junior Lockwood, and others. Max Moore, owner of the company, wrote the scripts for the radio program. In 1947 the company introduced a new product, Sonny Boy Corn Meal, using Sonny Boy Wiliamson's image on the label. King Biscuit Time also ...

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 ...

Williamson, Sonny Boy, -1965

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Moore, Max, 1895-1979

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