Houston Goff, known as Houston Stackhouse, was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer.
16 Facts About Houston Stackhouse
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Houston Stackhouse is best known for his association with Robert Nighthawk.
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Houston Stackhouse was not especially noted as a guitarist or singer, but Nighthawk showed gratitude to Stackhouse, his guitar teacher, by backing him on a number of recordings in the late 1960s.
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Apart from a brief tour in Europe, Stackhouse confined his performing to the area around the Mississippi Delta.
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Houston Stackhouse was the son of Garfield Goff and was raised by James Wade Stackhouse on the Randall Ford Plantation.
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Houston Stackhouse learned the details of his parentage only when he applied for a passport later in life.
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Houston Stackhouse became inspired listening to local musicians and records by Blind Blake, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lonnie Johnson.
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Houston Stackhouse teamed up with his distant cousin Robert Nighthawk, whom he taught to play the guitar.
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Originally a fan of Tommy Johnson, Houston Stackhouse often covered his songs.
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In 1946, Houston Stackhouse moved to Helena, Arkansas, to live near Nighthawk and for a time was a member of Nighthawk's band, playing on KFFA radio.
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Houston Stackhouse tutored Jimmy Rogers and Sammy Lawhorn in guitar techniques.
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Houston Stackhouse did not move from the South, unlike many of his contemporaries, and continued to perform locally into the 1960s with Frank Frost, Boyd Gilmore and Baby Face Turner.
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Houston Stackhouse continued briefly on the radio program, back in tandem with Nighthawk.
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At the height of the blues revival Houston Stackhouse toured with Wilkins and with the Memphis Blues Caravan and performed at various music festivals.
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In February 1972, Houston Stackhouse recorded the album Cryin' Won't Help You.
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Houston Stackhouse returned to Helena, where he died in September 1980, at the age of 69.