Erbie Bowser
Erbie Bowser (May 5, 1918[1] – August 15, 1995) was an American blues pianist and singer.[2]
Bowser was born in
Jarvis Christian College in Hawkins. Around 1949 he married and moved to Odessa, Texas, where he worked for a drilling company. There, he formed a musical partnership with guitarist T. D. Bell,[1] and the pair performed together at clubs in west Texas and New Mexico.[3][4]
Bowser moved to
W. C. Handy Award. Both as a solo performer and with Bell, Bowser then began appearing at blues festivals, and at Carnegie Hall, and reconvened the Blues Specialists for regular club performances.[3]
Bowser died of cancer in Austin in 1995.[2][4]
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b c "Bowser, Erbie (1918-2005)", Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 24 November 2016
- ^ a b c Margaret Moser, "Erbie Bowser, 1918-1995, Austin Chronicle, August 18, 1995. Retrieved 24 November 2016
- ^ "It's About Time - T.D. Bell | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
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