Peg Leg Sam Jackson’s life reads like a fabricated blues
ballad. Jackson lost his leg in 1930 while hoboing on the railways – an accident
under the wheels of a train.
The scarring around his jaw, cheek and eye was as a result of being shot in the face during a dispute. He was an itinerant Piedmont blues musician who spent many years as part of a travelling medicine show, with an Indian ‘chief’ as a companion. He had an amazing catalogue of authentic Piedmont blues to hand, as well as comedy pieces. He played tricks with the harp, playing it stuck in his mouth like a cigar.
The scarring around his jaw, cheek and eye was as a result of being shot in the face during a dispute. He was an itinerant Piedmont blues musician who spent many years as part of a travelling medicine show, with an Indian ‘chief’ as a companion. He had an amazing catalogue of authentic Piedmont blues to hand, as well as comedy pieces. He played tricks with the harp, playing it stuck in his mouth like a cigar.
Short version of a documentary about Peg Leg featured on
Youtube.
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