Asie Payton

Though he was also a bluesman, the majority of Asie Payton’s 60 years were spent being a farmer, driving a tractor on his property in Holly Ridge, MS. Surviving in a shotgun shack and functioning his fields got the majority of Payton’s period, but he also had written and performed blues originals, playing at areas like the regional supermarket, Junior Kimbrough’s membership, and Jimmy’s Car Treatment. Two of his membership performances were documented by Fats Possum records, using the purpose of with them as demonstration tapes to get a studio room record. Payton’s ties to his property were strong, nevertheless, as well as the label was struggling to obtain him in to the studio room before he succumbed to a coronary attack in 1997. 2 yrs later, Excess fat Possum released the tapes as Payton’s 1st and only recording, Worried.