K. C. Douglas

K. C. Douglas (November 21, 1913 – October 18, 1975) His full given name was simply "K. C."; the letters were not initials. who he had worked with in the Jackson, Mississippi area in the early 1940s, and whose "Canned Heat Blues" he adapted on his albums, A Dead Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues and Big Road Blues.

The K. C. Douglas Trio's first recording was "Mercury Boogie" (later renamed "Mercury Blues"), in 1948. The other credited musicians were Sidney Maiden (harmonica), Ford Chaney (second guitar), and Otis Cherry (drums). The song has been covered by Steve Miller, David Lindley, Ry Cooder and Dwight Yoakam, and a 1992 version by Alan Jackson was a number two hit on the US country chart. The Ford Motor Company purchased rights to the song and used it in a TV commercial.

Douglas played at the San Francisco Blues Festival in 1973 and 1974. He formed a quartet that performed in the East Bay/Modesto/Stockton area.

Selected discography Singles

Note: the B-side of "Mercury Boogie" was by Sidney Maiden.

Albums