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Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1897 – April 4, 1960) [1] was an American blues guitar player and a pioneer of country blues. [2] [3] He was the son of Walter and Mattie (née Embers or Embry) Weaver. Walter Weaver's 1952 Kentucky death certificate indicates that he was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi.
Sylvester Weaver was the first man to record a Blues guitar instrumental, and his recordings with Sara Martin in 1923 were the first songs where a Blues singer was accompanied by a single guitar.
Sylvester Weaver was a versatile guitarist of Louisville origin who made the first solo recordings of blues guitar playing. Information is lacking on Weaver's early years, though it is not unreasonable…. Read Full Biography.
Mar 20, 2014 · But back to Sylvester Weaver’s ‘Guitar Rag’. The record wasn’t just a milestone in blues recording. In 1936, the track was covered by the white western swing pioneers, Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys, crediting Leon McAuliffe on steel guitar as its composer.
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Sylvester Weaver (July 25, 1896 or 1897 – April 4, 1960) was an American blues guitar player and a pioneer of country blues. Biography. Weaver recorded "Longing for Daddy Blues" and "I've Got to Go and Leave My Daddy Behind" with the blues singer Sara Martin on October 23, 1923, in New York City.
Jul 11, 2012 · Author: Jas Obrecht. During the early 1920s, OKeh Records called him “The Man with the Talking Guitar” and claimed “he certainly plays ’em strong on his big mean, blue guitar.” Meet Sylvester Weaver, the first blues guitarist on record.
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