Willie Lofton

Willie "Poor Boy" Lofton was a blues singer and guitarist. Born: January 1897 in Copiah County, Mississippi Died: 1956 or about 1962 in Copiah County, Mississippi Not much is known about Lofton's personal life. He who recorded three 78s for Decca in 1934-1935, and one more 78 for Bluebird (released as Willie Lofton Trio) in 1935, all in Chicago. He worked as a barber in Jackson and also played the blues, performing regularly with influential Delta blues musicians Tommy Johnson and Ishman Bracey. Johnson, in particular, was hugely impactful on Lofton's own style, as he soon adopted Johnson's fast-paced staccato guitar playing and falsetto singing.