Art Adams - A Mess Of Blues

Born Arthur Adams, 12 February 1935, Carollton, Kentucky Art Adams is one of several rockabilly artists who made one or two obscure records in the fifties, then quit the music business and went back to performing decades later, after being discovered by (mostly European) music fans. Born in Kentucky into a musical family, Adams moved to a farm just outside Bean Blossom, Indiana, at the age of twelve. Art's education came to an abrupt end when his parents divorced. He never attended high school and by the age of 15 was living in Indianapolis where he worked at a shopping bag company where he met his future wife, Tommie Arlene Melton. On February 3, 2009, they celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary.Yes, that's right, he got married at 15. Adams was taught to play guitar by his brother-in-law, Dave Logsdon. Together with Danny Cole (bass) and Ray Paley (steel guitar) they formed a country band, the Kentucky Drifters, in late 1954. They cut a demo session at a local Indianapolis radio station and took the results ("Down In Tennessee" and "She's From Tennessee

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