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Permalink Reply by Nate on May 31, 2014 at 7:37am

I’ve been really fortunate recently to have added some new books to my Blues collection.  These books contain autographs from over 100 different musicians (nearly all being signed around the mid to late 1990’s, some signing more than once).

The signatures are pretty diverse for the field, including old and young, well know and obscure, established and upcoming, folk blues and hard electric blues, but all these people, in their own way, are/were keeping the music alive (I say ‘were’ as to my reckoning about half of those who signed have now passed away).

It’s been great flicking through these books and expanding my limited knowledge of the Blues.  Some of the autographs were a pleasant surprise to see, whereas others I thought or hoped might be there were not (for example the Fat Possum artists were, sadly, severely lacking, except for R L Burnside). Some of the signatures took a fair while to decipher, though most were easy as they were signed next to images/biographies and/or are fairly well known.  There are still a few that I cannot figure out and I will include images of these in the hope that you might be able to help me identify them.

Anyway, here’s a full list of those that have signed and below the list I’ve included a few example images:

 

Andra Faye McIntosh, Ann Rabson, Anson Funderburgh, BB King, Big Daddy Kinsey, Big Jack Johnson, Billy Boy Arnold, B’Nois King, Bo Diddley, Buckwheat Zydeco, Bud Spires, Buddy Guy, Carey Bell, Charles Musselwhite, Charles Thomas, Chicago Bob Nelson, Clarence Gatemouth Brown, Clayton Love, Corey Harris, Dave Van Ronk, David Honeyboy Edwards, Debbie Davis, Donald Kinsey, Eddie Guitar Burns, Eddie Vann Shaw Jr, Eddie Cusic, Eddie Kirkland, Eddie Shaw, Eddy The Chief Clearwater, Emery Detroit Junior Williams, Eugene Powell, Floyd Dixon, Frank Son Seals, Frank Edwards, Frank Frost, Gaye Adegbalola, George Mojo Buford, George Wild Child Butler, George Washington Jr, Guitar Shorty, Henry Gray, Henry Townsend, Homesick James, Hubert Sumlin, Jack Owens, James Cotton, James Harman, Jerry Boogie McCain, Jimmy Dawkins, Jimmy Johnson, Jimmy Rogers, Jimmy Thackery, Joe Louis Walker, John Brim, John Jackson, John Mooney, John Primer, Johnny Clyde Copeland, Johnny Mars, Junior Wells, Kenneth Kinsey, Kenny Blues Boss Wayne, Koko Taylor, Lady Bianca, Larry Johnson, Larry McCray, Lazy Lester, Les Getrex, Lil’ Ed, Little Milton, Little Whitt, Little Willie Foster, Long Tall Marcia Ball, Lonnie Brooks, Lonnie Pitchford, Luther Guitar Jr Johnson, Luther Allison, Magic Slim, Marva Wright, Mem Shannon, Nick Holt, Odetta, Otis Clay, Phillip Walker, Pinetop Perkins, R L Burnside, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Ray Scott, Raymond Pat Thomas, Big Boy Henry, Robert Lockwood Jr, Robert Ward, Rod Piazza, Ronnie Earl, Roosevelt Booba Barnes, Roy Book Binder, Rufus Thomas, Sam Myers, Snooky Pryor, Steady Rollin’ Bob Margolin, Tinsley Ellis, Tommy Castro, W C Clark, Walter Wolfman Washington, Willie Cobbs, Yank Rachell.

Example pictures:

Homesick James - a rare autograph anyway but even rarer as he has signed with his real name:

Dave Van Ronk:

Larry Johnson:

Snooky Pryor:

Robert Jr Lockwood:

Multi signed page, including Lonnie Pitchford, Eddie Guitar Burns, Roosevelt Booba Barnes, R L Burnside, Eugene Powell, Jack Owens and Bud Spires:

Now onto the ones I don't know - does anyone know who this person or persons are, the picture is a close up of one(s) (I cant tell if it's one or two) below the R L Burnside in the image above.  I realise one says 'R L Burnside' but it is not the same as the actual 'R L Burnside' autograph above it (which I think is the 'right' one) and I also have no idea who the one who has signed with a '$' is, can anyone help?

And finally - I have no idea who this scribble is.  Any help with be much appreciated:

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Permalink Reply by Carl Ryan on June 1, 2014 at 1:36am

Wow Nate, i

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Permalink Reply by Micko on June 1, 2014 at 3:00am

I think the second RL Burnside is possibly someone writing under the autograph to let you know who the actual autograph is by, maybe the autograph hunter themselves. Pity they didn't do the same for the ones you cant decipher. Or the dollar sign musician is part of RL 's band and signed 'RL Burnside' before his own signiture to indicate he was in the band?

Could the dollar sign be Bill Perry? It doesn't look like his autograph (the ones i could find on line, but perhaps it was just a joke (Bill=$)

Bill Perry

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Permalink Reply by Nate on June 1, 2014 at 8:17am

Hi Micko - Thanks for reply. I reckon your call on maybe the $ signer being part of R Ls group could be good. I also really like the idea that it could be bill perry and he used the $ for bill, that would be so great if it is right.
Carl - thanks for 'wow', not sure if the rest of your posting got cut short?
Any other thoughts from anyone (maybe on the scribble?).

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Permalink Reply by Nate on June 3, 2014 at 6:51am

Another possibility for the '$' autograph is an artist called Si Perry.  I know next to nothing about him except that on the date the autograph was made (5th August 2005) there was a Si Perry playing at the Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival (which ran from the 4-6 August), which also had on the bill a number of the other artists who signed this page (Lonnie Pitchford, Jack Owens, Bud Spires and Eugene Powell) though strangly enough no RL Burnside (though he could have been there as it was held in his stomping ground of Mississippi).  I can't find another example for him so I cannot say one way or other.

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Permalink Reply by al martin on June 1, 2014 at 7:54pm

Zac Efron PSA

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Permalink Reply by Dane on June 2, 2014 at 2:19am

JSA... but I have a feeling that LOA is a fake. I've only seen that situation where the letter and number don't line up on forged certificates. You may want to contact JSA to verify (SpenceLOA.com).

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Permalink Reply by Joel B on June 2, 2014 at 9:27am

Just picked up these 2 Hall of Famers- Catfish Hunter and Phil Rizzuto

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Permalink Reply by Nate on June 6, 2014 at 2:25am

Got some great Blues autograph cuts recently, some very rare some not so:

Hound Dog Taylor:

David Honeyboy Edwards:

T Bone Walker:

Juke Boy Bonner:

Luther Guitar Jr Johnson:

Jimmy Reed:

Professor Longhair:

W C Handy:

 

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Permalink Reply by David Catlin on June 11, 2014 at 7:05pm

Here's a couple of items that I recently had authenicated.

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Permalink Reply by alan david munns on June 15, 2014 at 11:21am

one for us oldies the hollies circa 1964 hard to find a eric haydock autograph with the hollies this is the  original hollies lineup who I saw back in 1964 !!with the dave Clarke 5 and the kinks 

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Permalink Reply by Ian Baldock on June 15, 2014 at 2:12pm

Very nice,always loved all the British invasion bands here in U.S. Am finally going to see Gerry and the pacemakers this year (before I need one myself)

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