Leonard Caston
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Leonard Caston | |
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Birth name | Leonard Caston Sr. |
Born | June 2, 1917 Blues |
Occupation(s) | Pianist, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Piano, guitar |
Leonard "Baby Doo" Caston (June 2, 1917 – August 22, 1987)[1] was an American blues pianist and guitarist. He is best noted for the tracks "Blues at Midnight" and "I'm Gonna Walk Your Log".[1]
Life and career
Leonard Caston Sr. was born in Sumrall, Mississippi, United States,[1] and raised in Meadville, Mississippi, from age eight. He lived in Chicago from 1934 to 1936 but then moved back to Mississippi after his family relocated to Natchez. He learned to play piano under the influence of Leroy Carr and Art Tatum; he has also credited Andy Kirk, Jimmy Rogers, and his relative Kim Weathersby as stylistic influences.
In 1938 he returned to Chicago, where he met with
The Five Breezes disbanded in 1941, and Caston began playing in the Rhythm Rascals Trio with
The Big Three Trio's last sides were recorded in 1952, but the group did not officially break up until 1956. Caston continued performing for decades afterwards, reuniting with Dixon to perform in 1984.
Caston released an album, Baby Doo's House Party, shortly before his death from
His son,
, and wrote songs for Motown Records, among other endeavors.References
- ^ a b c d "The 1980s". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
External links
- Bruce Eder, Leonard Caston at Allmusic