Top Mississippi Sheiks Albums
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Kind Treatment
Kind Treatment
[2015]
Mississippi Sheiks, Vol. 1
Mississippi Sheiks, Vol. 1
[2013]
Missississippi Sheiks, Vol 1 (1929-1930)
Missississippi Sheiks, Vol 1 (1929-1930)
[2012]
Blues Essentials (1930-1934)
Blues Essentials (1930-1934)
[2012]
Tribute Project-Things About Comin' My Way
Tribute Project-Things About Comin' My Way
[2009]
Stop and Listen
Stop and Listen
[2005]
Mississippi Sheiks Vol. 3 (1931-1934)
Mississippi Sheiks Vol. 3 (1931-1934)
[1991]
Related Information for Mississippi Sheiks
The Mississippi Sheiks were a popular and influential American guitar and fiddle group of the 1930s. They were notable mostly for playing country blues, but were adept at many styles of popular music of the time.The Mississippi Sheiks consisted mainly of the Chatmon family, who came from Bolton, Mississippi and were well known throughout the Mississippi Delta. The father of the family had been a "musicianer" (someone with good technical ability on his or her instrument adept at sight-reading written music) during slavery times, and his children carried on the musical spirit. Their most famous (although by no means permanent) member was Armenter Chatmon - better known as Bo Carter - who managed a successful solo caree... read more
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