Uploaded by EEPEEYEEP on Jun 9, 2011
Louis Thomas Watts, commonly known as Kid Thomas (20 June 1934 - 5 April 1970) was a rock and roll and blues musician.
Kid Thomas was born in Sturgis, Mississippi. As a child he moved to Chicago, Illinois and learned the harmonica. While he later switched to rock and roll, he initially played blues in Chicago. Through the 1940s he played with Muddy Waters, Elmore James and Bo Diddley.
In 1959 Producer George Motola recorded the single "Rockin this Joint Tonight." While unsuccessful commercially, his music has been reissued, most recently on Rhino Records "Loud Fast and Out of Control" box set.
Finding little commercial success, Kid Thomas worked as a lawn mowing man in Los Angeles in the latter half of the 1960s. On September 3, 1969, while driving his truck he struck a young boy and killed him. Arrested on a charge of manslaughter, the charge was later dismissed for lack of evidence. However, the boys father waited outside the courthouse and shot him. Kid Thomas died at UCLA Medical Center, Beverly Hills on April 5, 1970. (Wikipedia)
12 videosTop Tracks for Kid Thomas- 4:33
Annette - The Train Of Loveby DJCOOLDANY1,268 views
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Elmore James Happy Home 1955 Flair 1069 78 rpmby chess14581,888 views
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The Blues Goes On - Rimmler Blues (1971)by potupchik3,136 views
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Larry Williams & Johnny 'Guitar' Watson - Keep On Loving Youby BrianMorph641,597 views
- 2:48
Johnny Twovoice & TheMedallions - My Pretty Baby -- 1955 Dootone 373.wmvby myraredoowop725 views
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Killer R&B - Black R&R * ROCKIN' THIS JOINT TO-NITE - Kid Thomas [TRC #1012] 1960by osakatwistandshout3,323 views
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Elmore James - Blues Before Sunriseby ladybret36,012 views
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Chuck Wiley - Shake Up The Danceby markowee2,042 views
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50's Rockin' Blues * WILD CHERRY - Leroy Washington [Excello #2144] 1958by osakatwistandshout4,867 views
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Little Richard - Slippin' and Slidin'by TimoStamm136,682 views
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James Cotton - Slow Bluesby diabluz1,125,244 views
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Kid Thomas - Rockin' this joint to-niteby Glendoras353 views
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Stevie Ray Vaughan-Shake, Rattle and Roll (1973)by prompen315,228 views
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Big Walter Horton - Rockin' My Boogieby GroovySmoke38,285 views
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Kid Thomas Band at Preservation Hall: When the Saints Go Marching In (1982)by AlanLomaxArchive4,435 views
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Kid Thomas - Rockin' this Joint Tonightby RoverTCB27,990 views
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Big Al Downing - Oh Babyby Dhanne19791,647 views
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King of the Blues 2009 Champion - Kirby Kelleyby guitarworld74,249 views
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Freddie Redd - Blues-Blues-Bluesby 1blue1227 views
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Kid Thomas - Willow Brock Bluesby mivanino1,848 views
The kid was awesome...wish he had recorded more stuff!
MrGatorguy22 2 months ago
Nice upload and biography. Thanks.
lmtliam 5 months ago
The "Kid" was sporting a killer pompadour!
stanich054 9 months ago