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16 Oct 07 - 11:05 PM (#2172692) Subject: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Kent Davis Nat Reese is retiring. The story and some links follow. By GREG JORDAN Bluefield Daily Telegraph PRINCETON — One of West Virginia's most celebrated musicians has decided that it's time to hang up the guitar. Actually, Nathaniel H. "Nat" Reese, Sr. still plans to pick up the guitar once in a while. He had played a lot of concerts ever since he played for the sum of $6 when he was 9 years old. He has garnered his share of recognition, everything from seeing one of his albums archived at the Library of Congress to receiving a resolution from the City of Princeton and being named an Honorary Mountaineer by West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin. Reese sang blues, swing, gospel and other music at venues ranging from the coal camps of Appalachia to the blues festivals of Belgium and Germany. He sang in the rain. He sang before small groups and audiences in the hundreds and thousands. But now the time has come to slow down. He played his last official concert Oct. 5 at the Capitol Center Theater in Charleston. "I decided that I'd hang it up," Reese, now 83, said Friday. http://www.wvculture.org/goldenseal/Vandalia2k/natreese.html http://www.mustrad.org.uk/articles/reese.htm |
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16 Oct 07 - 11:20 PM (#2172702) Subject: RE: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Janie Thanks for the links, Kent. The mustrad article is a real gem. Janie |
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16 Oct 07 - 11:32 PM (#2172709) Subject: RE: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Big Mick There's a lot of wannabe bluesmen out there, and then there is Nat. When you are talking bluesmen, this is the real deal. I hate that he is hanging it up. But I suspect we will hear him again. Mick |
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17 Oct 07 - 07:30 PM (#2173267) Subject: RE: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Azizi That mustrad article was interesting reading. Kent Davis, thanks for calling our attention to this musician. |
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08 Dec 07 - 10:24 PM (#2211700) Subject: RE: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Kent Davis Nat Reese is one of the featured performers on "Always Lift Him Up", a tribute to Blind Alfred Reed. I can't wait to get it. You can hear a cut here: http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Always%20Lift%20Him%20Up:%20A%20Tribute%20to%20Blind%20Alfred%20Reed:1922881695 Or so I assume. I don't have a speaker on my computer. Enjoy it for me. Kent |
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09 Dec 07 - 10:48 PM (#2212251) Subject: RE: Nat Reese, West Virginia Bluesman From: Kent Davis Another sample of the West Virginia Blues Man: http://www.fiddletunes.com/pages/cd9.htm Kent |