Abner Jay performing in 1978, with a child playing the bones
Background information
Birth name
Abner Wingate Jay
Born
(1921-07-15)July 15, 1921 Fitzgerald, Georgia, United States
Died
November 4, 1993(1993-11-04) (aged 72) Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
Genres
Folk, blues
Instrument(s)
Vocals Six-string Banjo Guitar Harmonica Drums
Musical artist
Abner Wingate Jay (July 15, 1921 – November 4, 1993)[1] was an American multi-instrumentalist from Georgia, best known for performing eccentric, blues infused folk music as a one man band. His idiosyncratic lyrics and style have led some to consider his work outsider music; he considered himself to be "the last working Southern black minstrel".
Reviewer Jon Dale has described his recordings as "one of the most individual takes on traditional song form to have risen from the 20th century".[2] Releasing his recordings on his own label, Jay has also been described as a pioneer independent recording artist.[3] Composer Anthony Braxton called Jay an "American Master".[4]
^Eagle, Bob L.; LeBlanc, Eric S. (May 2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 104. ISBN 978-0-313-34424-4.
^Jon Dale, Review of Abner Jay: One Man Band, Dusted, December 3, 2003 Archived March 3, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 31 March 2019
^K. C. Wilson, "Abner Jay, Born Entertainer", The New Southern Fugitives, February 14, 2018. Retrieved 31 March 2019
^Keenan, David (October 2003). "Great Lost Recordings". The Wire. Archived from the original on November 16, 2009 – via Subliminal Sounds.
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