Barbecue Bob
Barbecue Bob | |
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Hicks in 1927 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Hicks |
| Also known as | Barbecue Bob |
| Born | September 11, 1902 Walnut Grove, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | October 21, 1931 (aged 29) Lithonia, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1920s–1931 |
Robert Hicks (September 11, 1902 – October 21, 1931), known as Barbecue Bob, was an American Piedmont blues musician who played 12 string guitar which was popular in the Atlanta, Georgia area at the time. A record talent scout gave him his nickname because he worked as a cook in a barbecue restaurant. One of the two existing photographs of him shows him playing his guitar and wearing a full length, white apron and cook's hat.