Song:Nok-Em All
Album:Too Late Too Late Vol. 4 1892-1937
Here's a one off blues record that will be of interest to fans of steel guitar pioneer Oscar "Buddy" Woods because it doesn't show up in his discography. Woods performed with Ed Schaffer as the Shreveport Home Wreckers. Woods was born in Natchitoches, LA. We're not sure what year, probably 1900. He moved to Shreveport in 1925 and he was a street musician. Apparently he saw a Hawaiian guitarist playing a guitar on his lap in the bottleneck style. Woods taught himself to play guitar that way. He was the first blues musician to do that. Woods was known as The Lone Wolf. He got together with Ed Schaffer and they performed in local clubs as the Shreveport Home Wreckers. Schaffer sang and also played guitar and kazoo. Woods played the steel guitar. After recording a record as the Shreveport Home Wreckers in 1930, they backed up Jimmie Davis on a 1932 recording session for RCA. After recording four songs, I guess there was time left on the session. Woods asked if they could record as the Shreveport Home Wreckers. Davis agreed to this but he told them RCA wouldn't allow them to use the name. So they called themselves Eddie & Oscar. The two songs they recorded were written by Davis. Woods continued to record in the 30s for Vocalion and he later led The Wampus Cats. Document Records compiled most of Woods' recordings on the 1987 CD The Lone Wolf 1930-1938. But the Eddie & Oscar recordings aren't on this CD. You can get those on this 1997 odds and ends CD. Woods returned to performing as a street musician in the 40s. He died on Dec. 14, 1955. Schaffer went on to record as Dizzy Head. Here's a video of Nok-Em All by Eddie & Oscar.
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