Walter “Buddy Boy” Hawkins

Hawkins represents perhaps one of the most fascinating lacunae in the annals from the blues. It really is rumoured that he grew up around Blythville, Mississippi, but what minimal analysis has been performed has never created anything conclusive. What’s certain is the fact that he was a distinctive performer who utilized a guitar design and vocal delivery which have defied categorization. He documented 12 monitors for Paramount between 1927 (Chicago) and 1929 (Richmond, Indiana), very much prized by enthusiasts, that highlighted his oddly built blues, rag music as well as the peculiar ‘Tone of voice Throwing Blues’ which provided rise to speculation that he might have already been a medication show ventriloquist. Proof from his music certainly appears to suggest that he was a rambler or hobo.