Nathan Beauregard (front left) on cover of Arhoolie LP 1084

Nathan Beauregard (* 1863, 1867 or 1869 in Ashland, Mississippi; † spring 1970 in Memphis, Tennessee) was an african american blues-singer and guitarist. 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Ashland is a town located in Benton County, Mississippi. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... An African American (also Afro-American, Black American, or simply black) is a member of an ethnic group in the United States whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Africa. ... Blues music redirects here. ...

Born blind he soon became a musician, his repertoire consisting of songs of the pre blues era and dance tunes like „Spoonful“ and „Pretty Bunch of Daisies“. When he already was in his sixties, he in the times of the "race recordings" of the 1920s saw many blues musicians with minor talent make a fortune as a recording artist while he himself was not offered such a chance. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

During the folk and blues revival of the 1960s he was 'discovered' in Memphis by Bill Barth who convinced him to 'work' as a musician again. In the short time between his 'discovery' in 1968 and his death in 1970 he played at different folk and blues festivals (e.g. the 1968er Memphis Country Blues Festival, which has been recorded on the Sire and Blue Horizon labels) and on a number of compilation albums on such labels as Blue Thumb, Arhoolie und Adelphi. Folk can refer to a number of different things: It can be short for folk music, or, for folksong, or, for folklore; it may be a word for a specific people, tribe, or nation, especially one of the Germanic peoples; it might even be a calque on the related German... Blues music redirects here. ... This article should be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The River City, The Bluff City, M-Town Location Location in Shelby County and the state of Tennessee Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Tennessee Shelby County Mayor W. W. Herenton (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 294. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... A compilation album is a musical album featuring songs or tunes with some common characteristics. ... Blue Thumb Records was an American record label founded in 1968 by Bob Krasnow, along with former A&M Records executives Tommy Lipuma and Don Graham. ... Arhoolie Records is a small record label run by Chris Strachwitz. ... Adelphi Records is a US-american record label founded in 1968 by Gene Rosenthal. ...

External links

• Illustrated Nathan Beauregard discography
• "The Real True Story of How I Found Nathan Beauregard and Got Him to Play Music Again" von Bill Barth