Blues singer and guitarist, born 1912 in Yazoo City, Mississippi, died in 1990.
Spires moved to Chicago to work mostly outside music in 1943. He recorded for Chess/Checker in 1952, for Chance in 1953, for United in 1954/1955 (unissued at the time) and was again recorded by Pete Welding in 1965 (partly released by Storyville).