“Oakland Blues” is an #Arhoolie compilation of material from 1948–57 that spotlights some #Oakland bluesmen and women from Louisiana and Texas who came to work in Bay Area shipyards around World War II. #StoryofArhoolie
This tweet was posted on April 24, 2019.
#Arhoolie Records’ subsidiary label Blues Classics was the first to reintroduce the work of Memphis Minnie to a new audience. Minnie enjoyed a successful career performing beginning in the 1920s and continuing well into the 1950s. #TheStoryofArhoolie
This tweet was posted on January 31, 2019.
Cleveland Chenier, considered the most innovative and accomplished rubboard player, beat and scraped the instrument with bottle openers—six on each hand—to create varied sounds. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.
Although Cleveland Chenier was not the first to play a rubboard, his younger brother Clifton was the first to design this instrument to fit like a vest over his chest, a style which came to be emulated by other zydeco musicians who followed after him. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.
Cleveland Chenier, the older brother of the "King of Zydeco" Clifton Chenier, played the rubboard in Clifton's zydeco band. The rubboard is a rhythm instrument made from a corrugated steel board. #StoryofArhoolie #Arhoolie
This tweet was posted on January 03, 2019.