Pete Mayes
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Birth name | Floyd Davis Mayes |
Born | Double Bayou, Texas, United States | March 21, 1938
Died | December 16, 2008 Houston, Texas, United States | (aged 70)
Genres | Texas blues, electric blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, guitarist, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
Years active | 1950s–2008 |
Labels | Various |
Pete Mayes (born Floyd Davis Mayes, March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008)[1] was an American Texas blues singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was variously known as Texas Pete Mayes and T-Bone Man (because his guitar playing resembled that of his hero T-Bone Walker).
Mayes made few
Biography
Mayes was born and raised in Double Bayou, Texas.[1] The town was home to a dance hall, which played a significant part in his life.[3] As a child he learned with a cheap guitar without a full set of strings and practiced for hours each day. Mayes was aged 16 when T-Bone Walker invited him on stage to perform.[2]
In the early 1950s, Mayes played with various
In 1960 Mayes relocated to
Mayes performed whenever possible. He undertook tours in the 1970s and played frequently in the 1990s, even though his health had started to fail.[2] In 1983, he inherited from an uncle ownership of the local dance hall.[3] In 1986, Double Trouble Records of the Netherlands issued Texas Guitar Master, which included a live "Battle of the Guitars" with Joe "Guitar" Hughes.[4] In 1996, Mayes appeared at the Long Beach Blues Festival.
By the time For Pete's Sake was released (1998), Mayes was still actively managing the Double Bayou dance hall. Following years of ill health, which included heart problems,
Selected discography
Albums
Singles
- "The Things I Used To Do", Home Cooking Records (1965)
- "Crazy Woman", Ovide (1969)
- "Movin' Out", Ovide (1969)[6]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b c d e f g Dansby, Andrew. "Texas Blues Legend Pete Mayes Dies". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved December 29, 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f Skelly, Richard. "Pete Mayes: Biography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
- ^ "Pete Mayes: Discography". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
- ^ "Pete Mayes: Big Road Blues". Sundayblues.org. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
External links
- Biography at Allmusic