Don’t Put That Thing On Me

Clifford Gibson

Urban Blues

Recorded Tuesday, November 26, 1929 in New York City featuring Clifford Gibson (guitar & vocals).

Clifford Gibson is one of the few guitarists in the bluesworld without a “double” or likesounding counterpart. He was born in Kentucky around 1900 and recorded at first for Okeh together with Roosevelt Sykes. He lived in St. Louis for much of his life where played in the clubs, and in 1929 began recording for QRS and Victor. Gibson is regarded as one of the earliest urban blues performers, with no pronounced rural influences. His guitar playing style resembled that of Lonnie Johnson, with an emphasis on vibrato and improvisation. Among the many themes touched on in his songs, “Don’t Put That Thing on Me” is notable for its references to hoodoo (aka voodoo). He died in December 1963 without having any great success in the post-war era.

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