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Barbecue Bob | |
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| Birth name | Robert Hicks |
| Also known as | Barbecue Bob |
| Born | September 11, 1902 Walnut Grove, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 1931 (aged 29) Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1920s–1931 |
Robert Hicks (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), known by the stage name Barbecue Bob, was an early American Piedmont blues musician.[1] His nickname was derived from his working as a cook in a barbecue restaurant.[1] One of the three extant photographs of him show him playing a guitar and wearing a full-length white apron and cook's hat.
- ^ a b Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 23. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.