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Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1897 – April 4, 1960) [1] was an American blues guitar player and a pioneer of country blues. [2] [3] He was the son of Walter and Mattie (née Embers or Embry) Weaver. Walter Weaver's 1952 Kentucky death certificate indicates that he was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi.
There is an argument that the first "rural" or "country" blues recording was by Sylvester Weaver who recorded two blues instrumentals, "Guitar Blues" and "Gu...
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Learn about Sylvester Weaver, the first man to record a Blues guitar instrumental and the first to accompany a single Blues singer. Discover his influential style, his discography and his retirement from music.
Sylvester Weaver may refer to: Sylvester Weaver (musician) (1897–1960), American blues guitarist. Sylvester "Pat" Weaver (1908–2002), American radio and TV executive.
Sylvester Laflin "Pat" Weaver Jr. (December 21, 1908 – March 15, 2002) was an American broadcasting executive who was president of NBC between 1953 and 1955. He has been credited with reshaping commercial broadcasting's format and philosophy as radio gave way to television as America's dominant home entertainment.
Jul 25, 2015 · Weaver made history on October 24, 1923, when he fingerpicked accompaniment to vaudeville singer Sara Martin’s “Longing for Daddy Blues,” becoming the first guitarist to back a blues singer ...
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Jul 11, 2012 · Meet Sylvester Weaver, the first blues guitarist on record. Weaver found his place in history on October 24, 1923, when he fingerpicked simple, lonesome-sounding accompaniment to vaudeville singer Sara Martin’s “Longing for Daddy Blues,” and then picked up the tempo for the descending bass runs and more ambitious chords of “I’ve Got ...
