Barbecue Bob

Barbecue Bob
Hicks in 1927
Background information
Also known asBarbecue Bob
Born
Robert Hicks

(1902-09-11)September 11, 1902
Walnut Grove, Georgia, U.S.
DiedOctober 21, 1931(1931-10-21) (aged 29)
Lithonia, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1920s–1931

Robert Hicks (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), known as Barbecue Bob, was an American Piedmont blues musician who played 12 string guitar which was popular in the Atlanta, Georgia, area at the time. A record talent scout gave him his nickname because he worked as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two existing photographs of him shows him playing his guitar and wearing a full length, white apron and cook's hat.

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