The best Miami Guitar Funk.

10 MP3 Songs
BLUES: Guitar Blues, URBAN/R&B: Rhythm & Blues



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Little Beaver was born Willie Hale in Forrest City, Arkansas on August 15, 1945. Young Hale became interested in Blues and guitar at the early age of six after listening to Blind Roosevelt perform in a Maryana, Arkansas juke joint. At the age of seven he was given the nickname Little Beaver by a local Arkansas alto saxophonist because of his two large front teeth.

In the early 1960âs he moved to Florida and in 1969 he was brought into Henry Stoneâs Miami based TK family by songwriter and producer Willie Clarke where he was signed to the Cat label and was soon heard on most TK recording sessions.

One of Little Beaverâs finest hours was his outstanding self-written recording of âMiami Girlâ in the summer of 1973, followed by his classic, also self-penned, âKatie Pearl.â Both âMiami Girlâ and âKatie Pearlâ are featured on this CD. In 1974 he took âParty Downâ to #2 on the National R&B charts.

Little Beaverâs unique guitar style has been appreciated by the top musicians in the US. The late and legendary bass guitar player Jaco Pastorius used to hang out in Henry Stoneâs tiny upstairs 8-track studio in Hialeah, Florida to study Little Beaverâs great guitar riffs.