Thomas, Jesse Babyface
(1911–1995)> BLUES SINGER · GUITARIST
Thomas, Jesse Babyface 3 February 1911; Logansport, LA – 13 August 1995; Shreveport, LA Blues singer and guitarist. Jesse “Babyface” Thomas is the younger brother of Willard “Ramblin”’ Thomas. In his teens Jesse was influenced by Blind Blake and especially Lonnie Johnson. In 1929 Jesse recorded four songs, and he made postwar recordings from 1948 onward. In the late 1950s Jesse moved back to Shreveport, Louisiana. In the final years of his life he made a comeback and even performed in the…