Bowling Green John Cephas's lyrics & chords

"Bowling Green" John Cephas (September 4, 1930 - March 4, 2009) was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. Bowling Green is his nick-named because though he was born in Washington he was raised in Bowling Green, VA. Cephas got his first exposure to blues from his aunt while growing up in Virginia. His aunt and her boyfriend both played guitar, and after his aunt showed him blues chords when he was eight or nine, he was off and running. Cephas' playing is influenced by the styles of Blind Boy Fuller and Rev. Gary Davis. Cephas and ...read more