A Brief History of the Legendary
'Kings of the Blues'

_________B. B. King, Elmore James and Muddy Waters are just a few of the many great bluesmen who have laid claim to the title 'King of the blues'. But, ironically perhaps, the greatest of them all and most deserving of that title were the little known bluesmen from the sleepy town of Smallsville, Mississippi - THE ROUGEAUX BROTHERS. Though never receiving the world - wide acclaim and recognition their talent and musical innovation so richly deserved, they truly are, in the eyes of those that know and love the devil's music, 'the Kings of the Blues'.
_________Born Jason and Robert Rogers, probably between the early and late 1930's, the brothers early childhood was spent labouring on farms, logging camps and railroads. Later, when things got rough with the failure of the corn crop, the great depression and the death of their invalid parents, the brothers turned to music for comfort and to provide entertainment for their blind and hyperactive grandparents. Fashioning a harmonica from a piece of old railway line and a drum from the hide of a large rat, the brothers took their first tentative steps into the wonderful world of music. By all accounts their early 'music' was a rather raw sound which probably prompted their grandparents decision to leave and take up residence in the nearby, though out of earshot, doss house run by the local chapter of the klu klux klan.
_________Changing their names to Jay and Bobsy Bob they immersed themselves in music. Jay obsessed with his harmonica, playing with it day and night 'til his lips and tongue bled - and ,on one occasion, almost bleeding to death. Bobsy Bob was equally dedicated and would lock himself away for days on end developing his uniquely powerful vocal style in the acoustically perfect though stinking family out-house.