Bryant Family Misc Photos
On May 2. 2007 we all held Sweet Petunia Day in honor of Cora Mae Bryant daughter of Curley Weaver and one of the great mentors of the blues in our region.
LINK TO ALL PHOTOS FROM THE DAY
Adrian and Tony playing Little Red Rooster
Pigiron and Adrian playing one of the old Atlanta blues
songs
Ross Pead
Doug Jones aka Little Brother on the old Kalamazoo KG-14
Danny Mudcat Dudeck
Saturday May 5, 2007 we celebrated Cora Mae's 81st birthday which was earlier in the week. We also had the Sweet Petunia Day Festival in her honor earlier in the week in Atlanta, Ga.
These are photos and pictures of the little birthday party and gathering we had out in Oxford Ga (next to Covington) where Cora Mae Bryant lives. I play often with her son Tony and we had a real abundance of great blues players on this day. I was not able to get many photos when the real playing began but we had a grand time. George Mitchell was there with his oil can bass and Mudcat also showed up and played. Adrian was also sounding great. A friend Sheldon came too and really impressed me with his playing and singing. We played a ton of old time gospel, ragtime and some serious Georgia blues. The food was amazing and everyone had a great time. They have a big family and it's wonderful to be around them on these days when they have good reasons to get together. One of the most amazing moments of the day was in the house where we all gathered around Cora Mae's bed and played. She sang No No Blues and also Some Cold Rainy Day. I tried to get Empty Room blues going but it didn't catch fire. Then Sheldon played her a bunch of old gospel tunes which were amazing. She sang some more and sounded very good. Her voice and mind very clear and she was looking good. I wish I could remember more things but for now here are some photos I managed to snap. These folks are all sons and daughters and families of Cora Mae Bryant. I believe she had 12 in all. She was the daughter of Curley Weaver the legendary Georgia blues guitar wizard. Curley's mother Savannah taught many of the earliest blues players how to play including Blind Willie McTell, Barbeque Bob Hicks and Curley. They had a Georgia style all their own but also played almost every style you can imagine.
Below left is William the oldest son. Right is Curley trying to get me to go away with that camera. These guys are really fun to be around. Except when they're eatin ;)
Looking back. To the right is Dave's trailer and left the main house where Cora Mae and son Norman stay. This is also where she has a blues museum but it's offline right now doing some remodeling.
Mostly the men and the cooking goes on back to the rear area where the barn used to stand. This is where we play later after everyone has eaten and has a beer in hand and ready to dance. I've been to a bunch of parties and pickin sessions out here.
