Sonny Rodgers
Sonny Rodgers | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Oliver Lee Rodgers |
Also known as | Cat Daddy[1] |
Born | Hughes, Arkansas, United States | December 4, 1939
Died | May 7, 1990 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | (aged 50)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer, songwriter |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1950s–1990 |
Oliver Lee "Sonny" Rodgers (December 4, 1939 – May 7, 1990)
He variously worked with Forest City Joe, Joe Hill Louis, Joe Willie Wilkins, Eddie Boyd, Lazy Bill Lucas, Muddy Waters, George "Mojo" Buford, and Willie Cobbs.[4]
Life and career
Rodgers was born in 1939 near
Rodgers long association with Buford led to the latter recommending him in 1972 to Muddy Waters, to replace Sammy Lawhorn in Waters' band.[7] After his short spell playing in Waters band ended, Rodgers spent several years away from the music industry.[3] However, he returned to performing in 1979, playing on Mojo Buford's Chicago Blues Summit,[1] and then forming his own band. He collected several music awards over the next decade or two in Minnesota.[3]
Blue Moon Records single "Cadillac Baby" b/w "Big Leg Woman", billed as by Sonny Rodgers and the Cat Scratchers, was voted 'Blues Single of 1990' in the
In May 1990, Rodgers died of heart failure in Minneapolis, Minnesota, at the age of 50.[4][9]
Discography
Singles
Year | A-side | B-side | Record label |
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1989 | "Cadillac Baby" | "Big Leg Woman" | Blue Moon Records |
Albums
Year | Title | Record label |
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1990 | They Call Me the Cat Daddy | Fattening Frogs |
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Sonny Rodgers illustrated discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
- ^ a b c d e f "Sonny Rodgers | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ a b Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1990 - 1991". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ISBN 978-0-195-31373-4.
- ISBN 978-1-4481-3274-4.
- ISBN 978-1-135-95831-2.
- ^ "They Call Me the Cat Daddy - Sonny Rodgers | Credits". AllMusic. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Kurt Hriczucsah. "Don't Ask Me ... I Don't Know: December 2013". Dontaskmeidontknow.blogspot.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "They Call Me the Cat Daddy - Sonny Rodgers | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 1999-12-25. Retrieved 2017-05-26.