VINYL FORMAT. Wiley and The Checkmates have a lot to live up to. The hill country blues of Fred McDowell, Junior Kimbrough, and R.L. Burnside. The literary landmarks of William Faulkner, Larry Brown and John Grisham. Herbert Wiley formed the Checkmates in 1960 and the group began performing on the chitlin' circuit as a marquee act and playing behind soul legends like Otis Clay, Percy Sledge, and Syl Johnson. After a dozen years with The Checkmates, Wiley quit music to run the family business and raise a fa...   [ read more ]

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