His family moved to Marshall, Texas in the late 1920s, and at the age of 12 he learnt to play guitar from Texas blues musician Little Hat Jones and ran away from home to work as a musician.
His family moved to Marshall, Texas in the late 1920s. He learnt to play guitar from Texas blues musician Little Hat Jones. This was at the age of 12. He ran away from home. This was at the age of 12. This was to work as a musician.