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The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has announced an evening in celebration of
Robert Lockwood, Jr.'s 90th birthday on Thursday, March 31 at 7:00 p.m. in the Museum's 4th Floor Theater. The event will be hosted by noted Blues historian Jim O'Neal and will feature discussion, an acoustic
performance, and a question and answer session. Tickets to this event are $5 and went on sale Friday, February 25 through Ticketmaster and at the Museum box office. Museum members can attend this event for free but
must RSVP to 216.515.8427.
Robert Lockwood, Jr., born March 27, 1915 in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, is among the most innovative and influential of American musical masters. The only man to have been directly
taught guitar by legendary Blues genius Robert Johnson
(his sometime stepfather), he acquired one of the first electric pick-ups in 1939. Subsequently, in 1941 he became the first to play electric Blues guitar on the radio with the daily King Biscuit Time program. The internet magazine BluesWax will feature an exclusive interview with Robert Lockwood by
Bob Margolin in the issue of March 31 in celebration of the great Bluesman's 90th birthday.
On March 9, 2004 M.C. Records released 89 year old Robert Lockwood Jr.'s
first domestic recording since 2000. The intimate performance was recorded in 2003 at The Rhythm Room in Phoenix Arizona and marks over six decades of releases from Robert Jr. The Legend Live (MC-0051)
features Robert Lockwood Jr. performing solo on his famous twelve string electric guitar. Robert Jr. is the only living person to have learned guitar from the famed Robert Johnson. He was also a top
session guitarist for Chess Records in the 1950's and influenced a generation of musicians with his appearances on King Biscuit Time in the 1940's with Sonny Boy Williamson II on KFFA . The Legend Live
(MC-0051) could only come from a man of such pedigree. Some songs on the CD have never before been recorded by Robert or have never been recorded solo. Robert Lockwood Jr. is a twice-Grammy
nominated artist (most recently in 2000) and a W.C. Handy winner. You can check out the cover and soundclips at our website, www.mc-records.com. We also have a downloadable photo of Robert Lockwood Jr. on our site.
"LOCKWOOD'S PERFORMANCE PROVES THERE CAN BE A GREAT DEAL OF ELEGANCE IN SIMPLICITY" Billboard
"HE SOUNDS SO GOOD" BLUES REVUE
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