Bluesman LC Ulmer has passed.

LC ULMER HAS LEFT US!

I just heard the news, LC Ulmer has passed. Another incredible loss for the Blues community. He was such a unique character. A man in his 80s who could hold your attention for hours…    Every time I was in Clarksdale I made a point to sit down and talk to him at least once. He could expound endlessly with advice on anything from what to eat to financial advice. He lived a long time and seemed to believe it was his responsibility to teach anyone who would listen what he had learned.

Once, in 2011, I invited him to lunch and he talked for hours. His friends thought he was “missing” but he was just enjoying himself. And because there were attractive women at the table, I practically had to drag him out of the restaurant. It was no surprise then, that as we headed down Delta Avenue after lunch, he was walking arm in arm with two of the women.

LC was a unique talent who knew the blues as well as anyone and lived during much of its history. He taught music to children and was also a car mechanic and a carpenter. If you met him just once, he left a big impression. My best memory of him is simply as a man playing guitar and talking about the blues.

Below are two short clips of LC playing and talking…

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