Silas Hogan

Godfather The Silas Hogan

The last CD of this series ends with a real legend, Silas Hogan called “the Godfather’. Silas was born in 1911. He recorded for the Excello label and was famous in this area! He plays the ‘Old Swamp Blues Sound ‘ and nobody can beat him! Here are recordings from 1988 and 1990 , recorded in Baton Rouge, LA. Another Swamp Blues legend is here, Arthur ’Guitar’ Kelley. He was influenced by Lightning Slim, another legend of this area! In the 70´s he formed a small group with Silas Hogan and played at many festivals in the US. They both often played at Tabby’s Bluesbox in Baton Rouge, LA