CREACH, JOHN

CREACH, (PAPA) JOHN. Rhythm n blues violinist (28 May 1917 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania). When he was about ten years old, an uncle gave him a violin and taught him the basics of violin playing. He continued to practice on his own, with the help of his sister Ruth, who played piano. When he was eighteen his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where he studied violin and music theory privately. Eventually he began playing professionally, at first in local nightclubs,...