Morris Pejas, billed professionally as Morris Pejoe was an American Chicago blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
11 Facts About Morris Pejoe
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Morris Pejoe released a string of singles in the 1950s and 1960s, but saw many of his recordings go unreleased over that period.
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Morris Pejoe was inspired by the playing of Texan-based guitarists Lightnin' Hopkins, T-Bone Walker, and especially Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown.
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Morris Pejoe met up with the pianist Henry Gray, who remained his regular musical sideman until the mid-1960s.
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Morris Pejoe befriended another pianist, Otis Spann, who worked with Morris Pejoe until Spann joined Muddy Waters band in 1953.
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Morris Pejoe unusual playing style for a Chicago bluesman saw him in demand, and he recorded sides in both 1952 and 1953 for Checker Records, accompanied by Gray and various other musicians on percussion and harmonica.
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The marathon session saw seven Morris Pejoe tracks being recorded which included the noteworthy "Let's Get High".
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AllMusic noted that one blues critic had stated, upon hearing the track on a later compilation album, that "Cranked-up, distorted classic "Let's Get High" by Morris Pejoe is worth the price alone".
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Morris Pejoe remained silent for the next four years as far as recordings were concerned.
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The break-up of his marriage around 1970 saw Morris Pejoe relocate to Detroit, Michigan, in the early 1970s and the end of his recording career.
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Morris Pejoe died in Westland, Michigan, on July 27,1982, at the age of 58.