jeffcrom Posted January 2, 2014 Report Posted January 2, 2014 The great Louisiana bluesman Tabby Thomas died on New Years Day, just a few days shy of his 85th birthday. He recorded for various small labels beginning in the early 1950s, and had a minor hit for Excello with "Hoodoo Party" in 1962. He was the father of bluesman Chris Thomas King and ran the legendary club Tabby's Blues Box in Baton Rouge for many years. Here's the obituary from Offbeat magazine. Quote
paul secor Posted January 10, 2014 Report Posted January 10, 2014 (edited) Here's a very nice remembrance/history of Tabby Thomas written by his son, Chris Thomas King: http://www.christhomasking.com/Chris_Thomas_Kings_official_website/Tabby_Thomas_RIP.html Tabby Thomas had a good strong voice. I'll have to take my Flyright LP (released and unreleased material from the Jay Miller vaults) off the shelf and give it it's first listen (I'm ashamed to say) in too many years. edit: Thanks for letting us know about his passing, Jeff. Edited January 10, 2014 by paul secor Quote
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