Herman Guidry, better known as "Sticks" Herman, (born September 1, 1935)[1] was a Louisiana blues musician of the 1950s. He recorded for Eddie Shuler's Goldband Records, with singles including "Teenage Baby".[2] The 1961 release, "Give Me Your Love" / "Lonely Feeling", on Tic-Toc Records was less successful.[3]

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  1. ^ Blues: A Regional Experience. ABC-CLIO. May 2013. p. 384. ISBN 9780313344244.
  2. ^ Living Blues, 1995 - Issues 119-124, p. 131, "It sports three Garlow titles, several Cupcake items of various vintages, and Sticks Herman's infectious Teenage Baby (his eerie ballad Give Me Your Love allegedly features vocal backup from a gospel institution, the Golden Gate Quartet)."
  3. ^ John Broven South to Louisiana: The Music of the Cajun Bayous, 2013, p. 159, "Like all record men, Eddie Shuler also... Another disappointment was "Sticks" Herman (Guidry) from Lake Charles, who failed with two potential R&B hits, a mournful "Crying Blues" (Goldband) with the Marcelle Dugas Combo in 1957 and the beautiful original version of "Lonely Feeling" (Tic Toc) in 1961."