Woodrow Adams

Woodrow Wilson Adams (April 9, 1917 – August 9, 1988) was an American Delta blues guitarist and harmonica player. He made a late entry into the recording industry, producing three singles. His most accomplished song was "How Long", which offered an insight into his lifestyle. His works were later collected on a compilation album.

Adams was born in Tchula, Mississippi, the son of plantation workers.

In 1955, Adams returned to the studio, this time with the Boogie Blues Blasters, to record "Wine Head Woman" for his second single. It represented his transition from blues to a more commercial R&B style.

Adams's material has been circulated among a wider audience over the years and has received renewed interest. In 1974, two of his previously unissued tracks, "Pony Blues" and "How Long" (arguably his best-known song), were compiled on the album High Water Blues. The song was inspired by Adams's life on a plantation and emulates the instrumental and melodic style of Howlin' Wolf, who taught Adams how to play harmonica, and Wolf's 1954 song, "Baby How Long".

Adams died in Tunica County, Mississippi, in 1988. After all of his past work was steadily released, the compilation album This Is the Blues, Volume 4, containing all of his recorded songs, was issued in 2015.

Discography Singles "Pretty Baby Blues" b/w "She's Done Come and Gone", Checker Records (Checker 757), 1952 "Wine Head Woman" b/w "Baby You Just Don't Know", Meteor Records (MR 5033), 1955 "Something on My Mind" b/w "Sad and Blue", Home of the Blues Records (HB 2523), 1961

Compilation This Is the Blues Volume 4, A Collection of Authentic Blues Recordings, Be! Sharp 692, 2015