"Back Door" <br /><br />Washboard Sam and His Washboard Band <br /><br />His real name was Robert Brown. He was born on July 15, 1910, in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas. <br /><br />He moved to Chicago in 1932 and became a recording artist, attending many RCA Victor sessions (with many performances issued on the Bluebird label) between 1935 and 1949. <br /><br />He played washboard behind such artists as Big Bill Broonzy, Jazz Gillum, and Sonny Boy Williamson. <br /><br />He died on November 13, 1966, in Chicago. <br />
