Robert Lockwood Jr. (March 27, 1915 – November 21, 2006) was an American Delta blues guitarist, who recorded for Chess Records and other Chicago labels in the 1950s and 1960s. He was the only guitarist to have learned to play directly from Robert Johnson. Robert Lockwood was one of the first professional black entertainers to appear on radio in the South, on the King Biscuit Time radio show. Lockwood is known for his longtime collaboration with Sonny Boy Williamson II and for his work in the mid-1950s with Little Walter.
instruments played
Guitar
Organ
Also Known As
"Robert Junior" Lockwood
Associated Acts
Robert Johnson, B.B. King
Birth Name
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Genres
Delta blues, electric blues, Chicago blues, country blues
Years Active
1930s 2006
Name
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Nationality
United States of America