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American blues singer and guitarist.
Born: March 25, 1906 in Covington, Georgia, USA
Died: September 20, 1962 in Almon, Georgia, USA (Uremia)

Weaver was raised on a farm near Porterdale. His mother, Savannah Dip Shepard Weaver, was a well-respected pianist and guitarist, who taught Curley and her friend's sons, Barbecue Bob and Charley Lincoln aka Robert and Charles Hicks. The three formed a group with the harmonica player Eddie Mapp (2) and played locally.

Weaver moved to Atlanta in 1925, where he worked as a laborer and performed on the streets and at social events. He first recorded in 1928, for Columbia Records, and subsequently released records on several different labels. He recorded on his own during the 1920s and 1930s, first in the style taught by his mother and later in the spreading Piedmont style, but he was best known for duets with Blind Willie McTell, with whom he worked until the 1950s, and for his work with Barbecue Bob, Fred McMullen, and the harmonica and guitar player Buddy Moss. He was also a member of the recording groups the Georgia Browns (Weaver, Moss, and McMullen) and the Georgia Cotton Pickers (Bob, Weaver, and Moss), examples of the sort of bands that played at house parties in those days.

After World War II Weaver recorded in New York and Atlanta, both as a solo artist and with McTell. His final recordings were in 1949. He worked for a railroad until he became blind in the 1950s.

He died of uremia at the age of 56.

His daughter Cora Mae Bryant (May 1, 1926 – October 30, 2008) was also a blues musician.

ALBUMS


Curley Weaver
The Georgia Guitar Wizard 1928-50
2024, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat
Slim Barton ~ Eddie Mapp (2) ~ Clarence Moore ~ James Moore (6) ~ Guy Lumpkin, Fred McMullen & Curley Weaver
Georgia Blues: The Complete Recorded Works Of Barton~Mapp~Moore~Lumpkin, Fred McMullen & Curley Weaver In Chronological Order (1928 ~ 1933)
2008
Curley Weaver
Complete Recorded Works 1933-1935 In Chronological Order
1992, ,
Country Blues/East Coast Blues
Blind Willie McTell And Curley Weaver
The Post-War Years (1949-1950)
1991, ,
Country Blues
Curley Weaver With The Georgia Browns*, Buddy Moss, Blind Willie McTell
(1933–1950)
1990, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Curley Weaver
Georgia Guitar Wizard
1987
Blind Willie McTell, Curley Weaver And Buddy Moss
Atlanta Blues 1933
1979, ,
Country Blues
Curley Weaver And His Guitar*
My Baby's Gone / Ticket Agent
1950, Shellac, 10", Sittin' In With
Curley Weaver And His Guitar*
Some Rainy Day / Trixie
1950
Curley Weaver
Oh Lawdy Mama / Fried Pie Blues
1939, Shellac, 10", RE, Decca
Curly Weaver*
Sometime Mama / Two Faced Woman
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Curley Weaver
Tricks Ain’t Walking No More / Early Morning Blues
1935, Shellac, 10", Decca
Curley Weaver
Oh Lawdy Mama / Fried Pie Blues
1935, Shellac, 10", Champion (5)
Curley Weaver
Black Woman / City Cell Blues
1934, Shellac, 10", Melotone
Buddy Moss / Fred McMullen And Curly Weaver*
Cold Country Blues / Poor Stranger Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Melotone
Curly Weaver*, Ruth Willis*, Fred McMullen
Some Cold Rainy Day / Just Can't Stand It
1933, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Curly Weaver*
No No Blues / Early Morning Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Curly Weaver*, Fred McMullen
Leg Iron Blues / De Kalb Chain Gang
1933
Curley Weaver And Clarence Moore
Baby Boogie Woogie / Wild Cat Kitten
1932, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Curley Weaver, Eddie Mapp
It's The Best Stuff Yet / Dirty Deal Blues
1929, Shellac, 10", QRS Records
Curley Weaver, Eddie Mapp
No No Blues / Ta Ta Blues
1929, Shellac, 10", QRS Records
Curley Weaver
Sweet Petunia / No No Blues
1928, Shellac, 10", Columbia
Various
Down-Home Blues Queens
2025, CD, Comp, Ltd, Solo Blues 30, ,
Country Blues
Various
Down Home Blues - Miami - Atlanta & The South Eastern States - Blues In The Alley
2020, 3xCD, Comp, RM, Wienerworld Presentation,
Blind Willie McTell
(1929-1935)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
Rough Alley Blues (Blues From Georgia 1924-1931)
1974, LP, Comp, Magnolia Productions, ,
Country Blues/East Coast Blues
Various
Sugar Mama Blues
1969, LP, Comp, Biograph
Blind Willie*
Broke Down Engine / Death Cell Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Georgia Cotton Pickers
Diddle-Da-Diddle / She’s Coming Back Some Cold Rainy Day
1931, Shellac, 10", Columbia

APPEARANCES +


Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927 - 1935
2021, 3xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Document Records (2)
Tuba Skinny
Some Kind-A-Shake
2019
Roman Barten Sherman And Tom Walbank
Searching The Desert For The Blues
2018, CD, Album, Not On Label
Various
Down Home Blues Classics 1943-1953
2015, 4xCD, Comp, RE, Boulevard Vintage,
Blind Willie McTell
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 4
2014
Blind Willie McTell
Volume 2 (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order April 17, 1930 To September 14, 1933)
2013, Vinyl, ,
Country Blues/Piedmont Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 3
2013
Blind Willie McTell
Fare You Well
2012, LP, Comp, Monk (4)
Blind Willie McTell
Searching The Desert For The Blues
2009, CD, Comp, RM, Pristine Audio
Blind Willie McTell
King Of The Georgia Blues
2007, 6xCD, Comp, RM + Box, Complete Blues The Works,
Various
Jook Joint Blues - That’s What They Want (Good Time Rhythm & Blues 1943-1956)
2007, 4xCD, Comp + Box, Sli, JSP Records, ,
Jump Blues/Louisiana Blues/Rhythm & Blues
Blind Willie Johnson
His Story - told, annotated and documented by Samuel B. Charters in Louisiana and Texas
2007
Blind Boy Fuller
Get Your Yas Yas Out
2007
Blind Boy Fuller
Blind Boy Fuller Volume 2
2006, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, JSP Records, ,
Piedmont Blues
Mudcat
The Pressure / Cold Rainy Day
2006, 7", Rob's House Records
Erik Trauner
A Scarecrow's Moan
2006
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues - The Early Years 1927 - 1935
2005, 3xCD, Comp, RE, RM, Document Records (2)
Blind Willie McTell
Atlanta Strut
2004, CD,
Blues Goblins
As Is
2003, CDr, Album, Thee Quasi Imprint
Various
Harmonica Blues Vol. 2 1946-1952
2003, 2xCD, Comp, Frémeaux & Associés, ,
Harmonica Blues
Blind Willie McTell
The Classic Years
2003, 4xCD, Comp, RM + Box, JSP Records
Various
Blowing The Blues: A History Of Blues Harmonica 1926-2002
2003, 3xCD, Comp, Indigo Recordings, ,
Harmonica Blues
Brian Knight With Jon McLoughlin, Steve Bray • Ray Bailey And Toni Vines
Good Time Down The Road
2003
Blind Willie McTell
Statesboro Blues
2003, CD, ,
Country Blues/Folk
Blues Goblins
Blues Goblins
2002, CD, Album, Off Records
Cora Mae Bryant
Born With The Blues
2001, CDr, Album, Music Maker Relief Foundation
Various
Southern Blues Volume Two
1999, CD, Album, Comp, ABM, ,
Country Blues
Various
The Real Kings Of Swing
1999, CD, Album, Comp, Charly Records, ,
Swing
Blind Willie McTell
A To Z Blues
1999
Blind Boy Fuller
Untrue Blues
1998, CD, Comp, Catfish Records
Various
Slide Guitar: The Streamline Special
1998, ,
Delta Blues
Blind Boy Fuller
Get Your Yas Yas Out (The Essential Recordings Of Blind Boy Fuller)
1996, CD, Comp, Indigo Recordings, ,
Piedmont Blues/Country Blues
Various
Juke Joint Jump (A Boogie Woogie Celebration)
1996, CD, ,
Boogie Woogie/Piano Blues/Jump Blues
Various
"Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes, Volume 5 (1927-1964)
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
"Too Late, Too Late" (More Newly Discovered Titles & Alternate Takes Vol. 4) (1892-1937)
1995, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues
Various
"Too Late, Too Late": More Newly Discovered Titles And Alternate Takes, Volume 3 (1927-1960's)
1994, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2), ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues
Blind Willie McTell / Sleepy John Estes
Jailhouse Blues
1994
Blind Willie McTell
The Definitive Blind Willie McTell
1994
Various
The Slide Guitar - Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 2
1993, CD, Comp, Mono, RM, Sony, ,
Harmonica Blues/East Coast Blues
Various
The Slide Guitar - Bottles, Knives & Steel Vol. 2
1993, CD, ,
Harmonica Blues/East Coast Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Pig 'N Whistle Red
1993
Various
Georgia Blues & Gospel (1927-1931) (Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order)
1993
Various
Play My Juke-Box (East Coast Blues 1943-1954)
1992, CD, Comp, Flyright Records
Various
Georgia Blues 1928-33 (The Complete Recorded Works Of Barton–Mapp–Moore–Lumpkin, Fred McMullen & Curley Weaver In Chronological Order)
1992
Buddy Moss
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Volume 1 (16 January To 19 September 1933)
1992
Various
Roots N' Blues - The Retrospective (1925-1950)
1992, 4x CD, ,
Country Blues/Country/Bluegrass/Sermon/Delta Blues/Piano Blues/Gospel/Folk
Barbecue Bob
Chocolate To The Bone
1992
Buddy Moss
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 2 (19 September 1933 - 11 August 1934)
1992
Various
Great Blues Guitarists: String Dazzlers
1991, CD,
Various
Legends Of The Blues: Volume Two
1991
Barbecue Bob
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 3 -- 6 November 1929 To 8 December 1930
1991
Various
Good Time Blues: Harmonicas, Kazoos, Washboards & Cow-Bells
1991, ,
Delta Blues/Country Blues
Blind Willie McTell
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order: Volume 3 (21 September 1933 To 25 April 1935)
1990, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2),
Blind Willie McTell
Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order, Volume 2 (23 October 1931 To 19 September 1933)
1990, CD, Comp, RM, Document Records (2)
Buddy Moss
1930-1941
1990, CD, Comp, Travelin' Man
Various
Country Blues Bottleneck Guitar Classics 1926-1937
1990, Vinyl, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Various
The Greatest In Country Blues (1927-1956)
1989, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/East Coast Blues/Texas Blues/Jug Band/Gospel/Harmonica Blues/Piano Blues/Memphis Blues/Chicago Blues/Electric Blues
Buddy Moss
(1933-1935)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, RM, Document Records (2)
Various
Georgia Blues Guitars (1928-1933)
1988, LP, Comp, Mono, RM, RST Records
Various
Them Dirty Blues (A Five Record Copulation Compilation)
1987, 5x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Erotic
Various
Copulating Rhythm Volume 2
1986, LP, Comp, Jass Records, ,
Country Blues/Piano Blues/Big Band/Erotic
Sam Price And His Texas Blusicians
Do You Dig My Jive
1985, LP, Comp, Mono, "Whiskey, Women, And ..."
Buddy Moss
Georgia Blues
1983, LP, Album, Comp, Mono, Travelin' Man
Various
Easin' In (Women Sing The Blues 1924-1941)
1983, LP, Comp, Mono, Muskadine
Blind Willie McTell
Blues In The Dark
1983, Vinyl, ,
Country Blues/Gospel
Various
OJL's GA. (The Black Country Music Of Georgia, 1927-1936)
1982, LP, Comp, Origin Jazz Library, ,
Country Blues/Gospel
Blind Willie McTell
1927-1949 The Remaining Titles
1982, LP, Comp, Mono, Wolf Records (2)
Various
The Story Of The Blues
1981, 4x Vinyl, ,
Country Blues/Texas Blues/Chicago Blues/Piedmont Blues/Delta Blues/Piano Blues
Various
Les Rois Du Blues
1981, 3x Vinyl Box,
Various
Play My Jukebox (East Coast Blues 1943-1953)
1976, Vinyl, ,
East Coast Blues
Various
The Voice Of The Blues: Bottleneck Guitar Masterpieces
1975, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/East Coast Blues/Texas Blues/Chicago Blues/Ragtime
Various / Paul Oliver
La Historia Del Blues, Vol. 2
1975
Various
Blues Box 1
1975, 4x Vinyl, Box Set, ,
Country Blues
Blind Willie McTell
1927-1935
1974
Blind Willie McTell
Death Cell Blues
1973, LP, Comp, Mono, Biograph, Biograph, Biograph, ,
Country Blues
Various
Piedmont Blues
1972, LP, Comp, Flyright Records, ,
Piedmont Blues
Blind Willie McTell / Memphis Minnie
1949 Love Changin' Blues
1971
Various
Blacks Whites And Blues
1970, LP, Comp, Mono, CBS, CBS, ,
Country Blues/Hillbilly/Western Swing
Various
The Story Of The Blues, Vol. 2
1970, 2xLP, Comp, Mono, Gat, CBS, ,
Boogie Woogie/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Harmonica Blues/Jump Blues/Memphis Blues/Piano Blues/Piedmont Blues/Modern Electric Blues
Various
Recording The Blues
1970
Various
Some Cold Rainy Day: Rare Blues Performances 1927-1933
1970, ,
Country Blues
Various
I'm Wild About My Lovin' (1928-1930)
1969, LP, Comp, Historical Records, ,
Country Blues
Various
Masters Of The Blues
1969, LP, Comp, Historical Records
Blind Willie McTell
King Of The Georgia Blues Singers (1929-1935)
1969
Various
Screening The Blues
1968, Vinyl, ,
Country Blues/Piano Blues
Various
Country Blues Classics Volume 1
1965, Vinyl, ,
Country Blues
Pig N' Whistle Red
Love Changing Blues / Talking To You Mama
1950, Shellac, 10", Regal Records (2)
Sam Price And His Texas Blusicians
The Dirty Dozens / Oh! Lawdy Mama
1940, Shellac, 10", Decca
Bumble Bee Slim / Bumble Bee Slim And Peetie Wheatstraw
Meet Me In The Bottom / No Good Woman
1936, Shellac,
Buddy Moss
Midnight Rambler / Can't Use You No More
1935, Shellac, 10", Conqueror
Buddy Moss
Daddy Don't Care / Hard Road Blues
1934, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Blind Willie And Partner*
Lord Have Mercy, If You Please / Don't You See How This World Made A Change
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Buddy Moss
Broke Down Engine / Bachelors' Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Blind Willie and Partner*
Southern Can Mama / It's A Good Little Thing
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2), ,
Piedmont Blues
Fred McMullen
Wait And Listen / Rolling Mama
1933, Shellac, 10", Perfect (3)
Fred McMullen, Slim Gordon
Poor Stranger Blues / Leg Iron Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Jim Miller
Bye Bye Mama / T B's Killing Me
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Jim Miller
Hard Road Blues / Hard Times Blues
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
Buddy Moss
Hard Times Blues / T.B. is Killing Me
1933, 10", Romeo
Blind Willie*
Warm It Up To Me / Runnin’ Me Crazy
1933, Shellac, 10", Vocalion (2)
The Georgia Browns*
Who Stole De Lock? / It Must Have Been Her
1933
Jim Miller
Next Door Man / Joker Man Blues
1933
Buddy Moss
When I'm Dead And Gone / Prowling Woman
1933
Georgia Bill
Low Rider's Blues / Georgia Rag
1932, Shellac, 10", Okeh
Various
Best Of The Blues
3xLP, Comp + Box, Musidisc, Disques Festival, Storyville, ,
Blues Rock
Buddy Moss
Atlanta Blues (His 23 Greatest Songs)
CD, Comp, Wolf Records (2), ,
Country Blues/East Coast Blues
Various
Harmonica Blues
CD, Comp, Acrobat,
Various
The East Coast States Vol 2 (1924-1938)
Blind Willie McTell
The Early Years 1927-1933
Various
Born Under A Bad Sign
CD, ,
Country Blues/Piano Blues
Various
The Rough Guide To Blues & The Beast
2024, LP, Comp, Ltd, Music Rough Guides, World Music Network, ,
Delta Blues/Country Blues
Various
The Rough Guide To Slide Guitar Blues
2022, CD, Comp, Music Rough Guides, World Music Network
Various
The Rough Guide To Spiritual Blues (Reborn And Remastered)
2020, CD, Comp, Music Rough Guides, World Music Network,
Various
"It's The Best Stuff Yet!"
2019, 2xCD, Comp, Frog (7)
Various
The Meaning of the Blues: The Legacy of Paul Oliver
2018, CD, Comp, Jasmine Records
Various
Bottleneck Guitar
2018, 4xCD, Comp, JSP Records,
Various
Goin' Up The Country
2016, LP, Comp, Bindlestiff Records
Various
The Rough Guide To Bottleneck Blues
2016
Robert Crumb, Eden Brower, John Heneghan
John's Old Time Radio Show
2016, ,
Delta Blues/Memphis Blues/Country Blues/Piedmont Blues/Vocal/Country/Gospel/Radioplay
Various
Roots & Blues
2015, 20xCD, Comp + Box, Sony Music, ,
Gospel/Country/Country Blues/Delta Blues/Cajun/Hillbilly
Various
The Frog Blues & Jazz Annual No 4
2015, CD, Comp, Frog (7)
Various
20 Classic Blues Songs From The 1920's: Vol. 13
2015, CD, Comp, RM, Blues Images, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues
Various
Rough Guide To East Coast Blues
2015, CD, ,
Piedmont Blues/East Coast Blues
Various
Trouble So Hard (40 Prison Songs From The Chain Gang)
2014, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music
Various
The Rise And Fall Of Paramount Records 1928-1932, Volume 2
2014, 6x Vinyl Label-less, Alabaster White, Memory Stick 320 kbps, Box Set, ,
Country Blues/Delta Blues/Ragtime/Religious
Various
Acoustic Blues Vol. 1 The Roots Of It All (The Definitive Collection!)
2013, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Bear Family Records
Various
Legends Of The Acoustic Guitar Laid Back Licks & Playful Picks
2013, 3xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,
Various
Acoustic Blues
2012, 2xCD, Comp, Not Now Music,
Various
Ramblers, Gamblers, Vagabonds And Revelers
2012, 4xCD, Comp, Box, Proper Records (2), ,
Bluegrass/Honky Tonk/Appalachian Music
Various
Essential East Coast Blues
2012, 2x CD, ,
East Coast Blues
Various
Voodoo Blues - The Devil Within
2010
Various
Let Me Tell You About The Blues - Atlanta
2010, 3x CD Digipack, ,
Country Blues/Electric Blues/Rhythm & Blues/Harmonica Blues/Piano Blues
Various
Those Dirty Blues, Volume 2
2009, CD, Album, Comp, Grammercy Records
Various
Let Me Tell You About The Blues: New York - The Evolution Of New York Blues
2009, 3x CD, ,
Country Blues/Electric Blues
Various
The History Of Rhythm & Blues 1925-42
2008
Various
Down Home Blues Classics Volume 6 New York & The East Coast States 1943-1953
2007, 2xCD, Comp, RM, Boulevard Vintage, Boulevard Vintage
Various
Voodoo Blues - Hoodoo & Magical Pratices
2005, CD, Comp, Saga
Various
Atlanta Blues (Big City Blues From The Heartland)
2005, Box, Comp + 4xCD, JSP Records
Blind Willie McTell
Blind Willie McTell & The Regal Country Blues
2005, 2xCD, Comp, Acrobat
Various
Gospels In The Blues
2004, CD, Comp, Sony Music Media
Blind Willie McTell
Roots Of The Blues
2004, CD, Comp, MasterSong
Various
Century Of The Blues - The Definitive Country Blues Collection
2003, 4xCD, Comp, Chrome Dreams, ,
Country Blues
Various
East Coast Blues
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Catfish Records,
Blind Willie McTell
The Essential
2001, 2xCD, Comp, Classic Blues
Various
Classic Slide Guitar Blues
2000, CD, Comp, Catfish Records
Various
The Great Race Record Labels Volume 2: Columbia
2000, CD, Comp, Mono, Catfish Records,
Various
20th Century Blues
2000, 4xCD, Comp, Catfish Records, ,
Piedmont Blues/Country Blues/Delta Blues/East Coast Blues/Piano Blues/Chicago Blues/Memphis Blues
Various
The Great Blues Singers
1999, 3xCD, Comp + Box, REDX Entertainment
Various
Slide Guitar: The Streamline Special
1998, CD, ,
Delta Blues
Various
Sweet Petunia - The Essential Recordings Of Georgia Blues
1996, CD, Comp, Indigo Recordings
Various
Juke Joint Jump (A Boogie Woogie Celebration)
1996, CD, ,
Jump Blues/Piano Blues
Blind Willie McTell
King Of The Blues 7
1992
Various
American Festival Folk Blues
1984, 2x Vinyl Gatefold,
Various
Cryin' In The Morning - An Anthology Of Post-War Blues
1979, Vinyl,
Various
Piedmont Blues Volume 2
1973, LP, Comp, Mono, Flyright Records,
Various / Paul Oliver
The Story Of The Blues, Vol. 2
1970
Various
Georgia Guitar (1927-1938)
1969, LP, Comp, Mono, Kokomo
Various
Classic Guitar Blues
1968, LP, Comp, Mono, Confidential,
Various
A Blues Potpourri
1967, LP, Comp, Mono, Ltd, Kokomo Records
Various
Eastern And Gulf Coast States - The Post-War Blues Volume 3
1966, LP, Comp, Post War Blues,
Various
Living With The Blues
1964
Various
Blind Boy Fuller On Down Vol.2
LP, Comp, Saydisc Matchbox
Various
Les Rois Du Blues
3xLP, Comp, Bel Air
Various
The Early Years Of Blues
Box + 3xCD, Comp, Falcon Neue Medien,
Various
Untitled
Acetate, 10", The Master Sound System
Various
The East Coast States Vol. 2