Rosco gordon biography definition

ROSCO GORDON (By Steve Walker)

Born 10 April 1928, Memphis, Tennessee (also given as 23 Dec, 1933 and 10 April, 1934)

Died 11 July 2002, Queens, New York City

A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Rosco Gordon was the youngest of a family which contained six elder sisters and one elder brother.

His father, Rosco the first, was a labourer at a lumber mill, right behind their home at 1654 Florida Street (about a 30 minute bus ride from Beale Street). It was his mother, Adele's old piano that provided the initial catalyst: "I would go and play it every day.

It became a thing with me.

Rosco gordon biography definition

I never idolised any other musicians. I never tried to copy after anyone else. Never in my life. I have no favourite musicians.

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Favourite music, yes, but not musicians. I am my favourite musician."

After attending Florida Street School in South Memphis, Rosco formed his own band as a teenager and they played most nights of the week. With Ray Jones on alto sax and Man Son or Murry Daley on drums, Rosco playe