Belfour, Robert
(*1940)> SINGER · GUITARIST
Belfour, Robert 11 September 1940; Hurdle Farm (near Holly Springs), MS Born and raised in the north Mississippi hill country, singer/guitarist Robert Belfour began playing music as a boy, initially influenced by his musician father and later by childhood friend Junior Kimbrough. Belfour soaked up the region’s unique blues tradition and developed his powerful, hypnotic style playing area juke joints. His first full-length album was released on Fat Possum in 2000. Gene Tomko Bibliography All…