Doctor Ross

Isaiah Ross (October 21, 1925 – May 28, 1993), known as Doctor Ross, was an American blues musician who usually performed as a one-man band, simulatenously singing and playing guitar, harmonica, and drums. Ross's primal style has been compared to John Lee Hooker, Blind Boy Fuller and Sonny Boy Williamson. He was born on October 21, 1925 in the Mississippi Delta town of Tunica, Mississippi, one of eleven children in a farming family of mixed African-American and Native American heritage. His first instrument was the harmonica, which he learned to play at age nine. Ross served in the United States Army from 1943 to 1948 in the Pacific Theater, and again from 1950 to 1951. He married shortly after leaving the army. During his service, Ross had accrued a collection of army medical books which, along with his habit of carrying his harmonicas in a doctor's bag, earned him the nickname "Doctor Ross."
==Links to Peel==
Peel played some of Doctor Ross' material on his shows especially via compilation albums featuring the musician. In 1999, Peel chose his track, Boogie Disease, as one of his songs for the Peelenium 1954.
==Shows Played==
;thumb|220x220px1986
*12 February 1986: Left Job Boogie (v/a 9xLP - Sun Records - The Blues Years 1950-1956) Sun
;1989
*20 April 1989: Call The Doctor
;1999
*28 September 1999: Boogie Disease (Peelenium 1954)
== See Also ==
*The Collection (Peel Acres - Nubya Garcia)
==External Links==
*Wikipedia
*Discogs
Category:Artists