Elgin Evans

Elgin Evans, given birth to Elga Edmonds, was significant as the 1st everlasting drummer in Muddy Waters’ music group. Created in 1909, he performed the washboard like a rural blues musician, in configurations where drums had been unavailable or incorrect, but with the 1940s he previously transferred to Chicago and was a active drummer on that city’s burgeoning postwar blues picture. Fate had taken a hand by the end from the 1940s, as Muddy Waters acquired set about arranging a permanent music group. The main one he led acquired used Baby Encounter Leroy on drums, however in early 1950 Muddy changed Leroy with Evans in his carrying out band. It required a while for Evans to create it onto a Muddy Waters record, nevertheless, as Leonard Chess, who went the label bearing his name that Muddy recorded, evidently experienced little faith at that time in Evans’ audio. Muddy’s information from for this period featured additional players (including Chess himself using one session, that he changed Evans to obtain the bass-drum audio he wanted). Ironically for an associate of Muddy’s music group, Evans’ first Chess recordings had been with Jimmy Rogers, and it wasn’t until 1953 that he was in fact acknowledged with playing using one of Muddy’s classes. He was consequently an integral part of Small Walter’s music group, while Fred Below and, later on, Francis Clay eventually changed him in Muddy’s group from 1954 onward. Evans ceased saving work at the finish from the 1950s, and his whereabouts since are unfamiliar.