(1-21 of 21 song lyrics)Average rating for Barbecue Bob songs is 7.57/10 [265 votes]. Selected popular Barbecue Bob song of Friday, December 5 2025 is "California Blues".
Top Barbecue Bob Albums
click on the album covers to see barbecue bob lyrics inside the album
Barbecue Blues: The Raw Voice of Robert Hicks [2025]
Barbecue Bob (Robert Hicks, Walnut Grove, Georgia, September 11, 1902 – Lithonia, Georgia, October 21, 1931) was an American Piedmont blues musician. He used a bottleneck regularly on his 12-string guitar, playing in an elemental style that relied on an open Spanish tuning reminiscent of Charley Patton. He had a strong voice that he embellished with growling and falsetto, and a percussive singing style.His nickname came from the fact that he was a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two extant photographs of Bob show him playing his guitar while wearing a full length white apron and cook's hat.He and his brother, Charlie Hicks, together with Curley Weaver, were taught how to play the guitar by Curley's mother, Savanna... read more