Willie Guy Rainey, Palmetto, GA, Sept. 1978
"Today’s show is part of a semi-regular feature I call
Forgotten Blues Heroes that spotlights great, but little remembered and little recorded blues artists that don’t really fit into my weekly themed shows. This time out, several down home musicians who recorded a handful of records between the late 60s and early 80s. Singer and guitar/ukulele player Lewis 'Rabbit' Muse was born in Virginia, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. He recorded two fine, long-out-of-print albums, for the Outlet label in the mid-70s. Willie Guy Rainey played music at parties and on the streets of small towns near Atlanta. He finally began playing bars in Atlanta and was 'discovered' by music teacher, Ross Kapstein. Guy recorded one album,
Willie Guy Rainey in 1978 with the help of Kapstein for Southland in 1978 and was the subject of a short film. George and Ethel McCoy were a brother and sister duo who lived in St. Louis and who’s aunt was Memphis Minnie. ..."
Rabbit Muse, back cover of Muse Blues
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