Robert Lowery
Robert Lowery (born April 8, 1931, Shula, Arkansas, United States) shown here with Virgil Thrasher (harp), and T-Bone Flippin (2nd harp) is an American blues singer, and guitarist. As a teenager, he picked up blues tunes from records by Robert Johnson, Lightnin' Hopkins, Blind Boy Fuller, Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup, and others, eventually developing his own distinctive style. After moving to Santa Cruz, California in 1957, he backed up Big Mama Thornton. Lowery made his first major concert appearance in 1974, at the San Francisco Blues Festival, and appeared there again in 1976 and 1984. Since then, he has traveled worldwide, and performed at many blues festivals and concerts, including a special appearance of fellow Arkansas native President Bill Clinton's 1993 inauguration. Lowery has released many recordings on diverse record labels, some of which are currently available. More recently, Lowery's reputation as an authentic Delta blues musician has taken him far bey...