⬇️ ANDREW ODOM ⬇️
(Andrew 'Big Voice' Odom)
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Andrew Odom (December 15, 1936 – December 23, 1991) was an
African-American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter,
best known for the close resemblance of his singing style to that of
Bobby Bland and B.B. King.
He recorded three solo albums in his lifetime and performed regularly around Chicago and further afield until his death.
Odom was born in Denham Springs, Louisiana, the son of Lula Odom, and learned to sing at his family's church. In 1955, he relocated to East St. Louis, Illinois, and began working with Albert King and Johnny Williams. In 1960, he moved to Chicago, which was his home for the rest of his life.
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BIOGRAPHY
He recorded three solo albums in his lifetime and performed regularly around Chicago and further afield until his death.
Odom was born in Denham Springs, Louisiana, the son of Lula Odom, and learned to sing at his family's church. In 1955, he relocated to East St. Louis, Illinois, and began working with Albert King and Johnny Williams. In 1960, he moved to Chicago, which was his home for the rest of his life.
The following year, he recorded "East St. Louis" with the Little Aaron
Band for a small label, Marlo Records. Odom later met Earl Hooker, with
whom he recorded and performed for a number of years. Another single of
Odom's, "Turn On Your Love Light", credited to Andre Odom, was released by
Nation Records in 1967.
Hooker, after being released from the hospital in 1968, assembled a new
band and began performing in Chicago clubs and touring, against his
doctor's advice. The band, with Odom as the vocalist and the pianist
Pinetop Perkins, the harmonica player Carey Bell, the bassist Geno Skaggs
and the steel guitar player Freddie Roulette, was "widely acclaimed" and
"considered one of the best Earl had ever carried with him". On the
recommendation of Buddy Guy, Arhoolie Records recorded Two Bugs and a
Roach by Hooker and his new band .... (Wikipedia)