Artist Info: Calvin Newborn

Edwin Calvin Newborn (Whiteville, Tennessee, April 27, 1933 – December 1, 2018) was an American jazz guitarist.

He was the brother of pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. (1931–1989), with whom he recorded between 1953 and 1958. They also formed an R&B band, with their father Phineas Newborn Sr. on drums and Tuff Green on bass. The group also included Willie Mitchell and Ben Branch.

The group was the house band at the Plantation Inn Club in West Memphis, Arkansas, from 1947 until 1951. [read more...]