K. C. Douglas
| K. C. Douglas | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 21, 1913 Sharon, Mississippi, United States |
| Died | October 18, 1975 (aged 61) Berkeley, California, United States |
| Genres | Blues |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1940–1975 |
| Associated acts | Sidney Maiden |
K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 — October 18, 1975) was an American rural blues singer and guitarist. His given names were initials only.
Born in Sharon, Mississippi, Douglas moved to Vallejo, California in 1945 to work in the naval shipyards, and by 1947 was playing on the San Francisco/Oakland blues scene. Douglas was influenced by Tommy Johnson, who he had worked with in the Jackson, Mississippi area in the early 1940s, and whose "Canned Heat Blues" he adapted on his album, Big Road Blues.
The K. C. Douglas Trio's first recording was "Mercury Boogie" (later renamed "Mercury Blues"), in 1948. The other credited musicians were Sidney Maiden (harmonica), Ford Chaney (second guitar), and Otis Cherry (drums). The song has been covered by Steve Miller, David Lindley, Ry Cooder and Dwight Yoakam, and a 1992 version by Alan Jackson was a number two hit on the US country chart.Meat Loaf also covered the song as a bonus hidden track that appears on his 2003 album Couldn't Have Said It Better. The Ford Motor Company purchased rights to the song and used it in a TV commercial.
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