Thomas, Willard Rambling
(1902–1945)> SINGER · GUITARIST
Thomas, Willard Rambling 1902; Logansport, LA – ca. 1945; Memphis, TN Singer and guitarist; brother of Jesse “Babyface” Thomas. His commercial recordings reveal typical east Texas–west Louisiana blues of the pre–World War II era , reminiscent of the performances of Blind Lemon Jefferson and of Lonnie Johnson. He is considered by some experts to have influenced Oscar “Buddy” Woods and Black Ace. It is believed he died in Memphis, perhaps in the 1930s but no later than 1945. Edward Komara…