George "Papa" Lightfoot - Blues harp
Blues musician George "Papa" Lightfoot was honored Friday with a Mississippi Blues Trail marker at a Natchez, Mississippi park just steps away from where he was reared. Lightfoot's marker is the second in Natchez. Lightfoot, a skilled harmonica player, grew up on Franklin Street in Natchez and was instrumental during the resurgence of the blues genre in the late 1960s.
Lightfoot began recording as a session man in 1949 and retreated from the blues scene until 1969, when he recorded and released his breakout album, "Natchez Trace." His comeback was short-lived. He died in 1971.
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Note: The real "Natchez Trace." parkway runs by just south of Vickburg here.
Lightfoot began recording as a session man in 1949 and retreated from the blues scene until 1969, when he recorded and released his breakout album, "Natchez Trace." His comeback was short-lived. He died in 1971.
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Note: The real "Natchez Trace." parkway runs by just south of Vickburg here.
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Permalink Reply by Charles Bell on -
There's more:
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/news/2009/sep/05/blues-trail-marker-...
article has picture of the marker plus some interesting history
Alexander “Papa George” Lightfoot, a Natchez ice cream peddler by day, a blues man by night. Lightfoot began recording as a session man in 1949, and was well known among his peers for his mastery of the harmonica.
The web article has a photo gallery. Read more and take a look see.
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