Charley Lincoln (born Charlie Hicks, Jr., March 11, 1900 – September 28, 1963),[1] also known as Laughing Charley, was an American country blues musician.
[2] He often recorded with his brother Robert Hicks, who was billed as Barbecue Bob.
[4] He moved to Atlanta, Georgia, and worked outside the field of music, occasionally performing with his brother.
[4] An example is the duet "It Won't Be Long Now", with crosstalk, which the brothers recorded in Atlanta on November 5, 1927.
From 1955 to 1963 he was imprisoned for murder in Cairo, Georgia, where he became a prisoner trustee.