Walter Taylor's lyrics & chords

SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 2010 John Byrd & Walter Taylor (1929-1931) (Story of Blues, 1991) This is an interesting CD that collects the recordings of two notable performers from 1920s-era Louisville, Kentucky, John Byrd and "Washboard" Walter Taylor. Although the city is best known for jug bands among its notable early 20th-century black musicians, its location made it a logical stopping place for many African Americans migrating from the Deep South. Indeed, what little information we have about John Byrd suggests that he was a transplant from Mississ...read more