Geeshie Wiley (sometimes spelled Geechie) is an obscure -- but fabulous -- 20's blues guitarist. Listening to Blind Blake's "Southern Rag", lo and behold, he starts talking about a woman named Geechie, and he does a section called "Geechie dancing" full of "Geechie music". A liner note I have to an album with one cut of hers says that Geechie is an island name. Does the name -- or the connection between Black and Geechie Wiley (unless Geechie is a really common name) -- ring any bells with anyone? There is another thread on her, but I wanted to give it another go round, focussed particularly on the name.

yours, Peter T.