Arbee Stidham

Arbee Stidham
Arbee Stidham
Birth name	Arbee William Stidham
Born	February 9, 1917; De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, United States
Died	April 26, 1988 (aged 71); Chicago, Illinois, United States
Genres	Jump jazz; Blues; Jazz blues; Kansas City shouters;
Occupation(s)	Musician, composer
Instrument(s)	Saxophone, Guitar, Clarinet, Piano
Years active	1920–1982
Labels	Charly, Folkways, Mainstream, Pearl, Prestige, RCA Victor, Sun

Arbee William Stidham (February 9, 1917^[1] – April 26, 1988)^[2] was an American blues singer and multi-instrumentalist.

According to the authors of the book All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues, Stidham was "exactly the sort of singer that thrived in the R&B or 'race' market after World War II; although essentially a bluesman, he wasn't a blues purist... his mixture of blues, jazz and gospel made him quite popular... in the '40s and '50s".^[3]

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^ Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2013). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879307363.

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[2] "Arbee Stidham". Treasurechess.wordpress.com. 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2015-10-06.

[DefinitiveGuide-3] Bogdanov, Vladimir; Woodstra, Chris; Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (2013). All Music Guide to the Blues: The Definitive Guide to the Blues. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879307363.

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