William Augusta Trice
b. February 10th, 1908 in Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
d. December 10th, 1976 in Durham (North Carolina)
Richard Trice
b. November 16th, 1917 in Chapel Hill (North Carolina)
d. April 6th, 2000 in Burnsville (North Carolina)
CAROLINA BLUES
Document
July 1937 / October 1946 - September 1947
Nés tous les deux à Chapel Hill, ils grandissent à Raleigh où la famille déménage vers 1920. Leurs parents étaient musiciens. Influencés par les premiers enregistrements du Reverend Gary Davis, les deux frères s'associent et forment un duo qui se produit dans la région de Durham. Ils font aussi la rencontre déterminante de "Blind Boy" Fuller grâce auquel ils vont graver leurs premières faces à New York en juillet 1937 ("Come on in here mama", "Let her go God bless her"). Mais, à la suite de cette première expérience restée sans succès, Willie n'enregistrera plus avant les années 70. Richard, lui, continue pour Decca ("Come on baby") et, plus tard, pour Savoy sous le pseudonyme de "Little Boy" Fuller ("Shake your stuff", "Bed springs blues", "Pack it up and go").
Born both in Chapel Hill, they grew up in Raleigh where the family moved around 1920. Their parents were musicians. Influenced by the early recordings of Reverend Gary Davis, the two brothers team up and form a duo that performs in the Durham area. They made also the defining meeting of "Blind Boy" Fuller with whom they cut their first sides in New York in july 1937 ("Come on in here mama", "Let her go God bless her"). But after this first experience, which was unsuccessful, Willie did not record until the 1970's. Richard continued for Decca ("Come on baby") and later for Savoy under the pseudonym "Little Boy" Fuller ("Shake your stuff", "Bed springs blues", "Pack it up and go").
BLUE AND RAG'D
Trix
July 1971 - December 1973
Gravé lors de plusieurs séances organisées par Pete Lowry, le disque est édité sur son label Trix. Plus de trente ans après ses derniers enregistrements, Willie n'a rien perdu de son habileté à la guitare dans son traditionnel style Piedmont influencé par "Blind Boy" Fuller. Un disque de haut niveau avec plusieurs superbes moments comme "Trying to find my baby", "You have mistreated me", "Shine on", "I love you sweet baby", "Goin' to the country". A noter que Richard Trice fut également enregistré par Pete Lowry à la même période mais les faces sont malheureusement restées inédites.
Engraved during several sessions organized by Pete Lowry, the disc is issued on his Trix label. More than thirty years after his last recordings, Willie has lost none of his guitar skills in his traditional Piedmont style influenced by "Blind Boy" Fuller. A high-level disc with several great moments such as "Trying to find my baby", "You have mistreated me", "Shine on", "I love you sweet baby", "Goin' to the country". Note that Richard Trice was also recorded by Pete Lowry at the same time but the sessions stay unfortunately unissued.
ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL
Flyright
November 1972 - January 1973
On trouve dans cette anthologie quatre morceaux d'excellente facture de Willie Trice captés par Pete Lowry ("Sweet sugar mama", "I ain't got nobody to help me").
We find in this anthology four excellent tracks by Willie Trice captured by Pete Lowry ("Sweet sugar mama", "I ain't got nobody to help me").
CAROLINA COUNTRY BLUES
Flyright
March 1973
Trois morceaux joués par Willie Trice à l'Université de Caroline du Nord captés une fois encore par l'opiniâtre Pete Lowry ("Poor boy long way from home").
Three songs played by Willie Trice at the University of North Carolina, captured once again by the obstinate Pete Lowry ("Poor boy long way from home").