Pete Mayes

Pete Mayes (born Floyd Davis Mayes, March 21, 1938 – December 16, 2008)

Biography Mayes was born and raised in Double Bayou, Texas. The town was home to a dance hall, which played a significant part in his life. As a child he learned with a cheap guitar without a full set of strings and practiced for hours each day. Mayes was aged 16 when T-Bone Walker invited him on stage to perform. In 1996, Mayes appeared at the Long Beach Blues Festival.

By the time For Pete's Sake was released (1998), Mayes was still actively managing the Double Bayou dance hall. Following years of ill health, which included heart problems, diabetes and the amputation of both legs, he died in Houston in December 2008, aged 70.

Singles "The Things I Used To Do", Home Cooking Records (1965) "Crazy Woman", Ovide (1969) "Movin' Out", Ovide (1969)