Blues Musician. A talented guitarist, drummer, and vocalist, Foster is credited with helping to develop the postwar Chicago blues. He unfortunately passed before he himself could see this. A native of Algoma, Mississippi, "Baby Face" Foster (so nicknamed because of his good looks), he moved to Chicago in the 1940s. After arriving in Chicago, Foster began playing the nightclub scene with the likes of Jimmy Rogers and Muddy Waters in a crew known as the Headhunters. In 1945, he began playing with pianist Johnny Jones and harpist Little Walter. Around this time he also worked with Sonny Boy Williamson and Sunnyland Slim. In 1948, he got several drumming gigs under contract on the Tempo-Tone Record Label. His drum work included, Floyd Jone's "Hard Times", Sunnyland Slim's "I Want My Baby", and Little Walter's "Blue Bay." Foster soon changed his instrument of choice from drums to the electric guitar, and joined the Aristocrat Record Label. Between 1948 and 1949, he produced several 78's for them including, "You're Gonna Miss Me (When I'm Dead And Gone)", "Mean Red Spider", "Big Town Playboy", "Shady Grove Blues", "Screamin' And Cryin", and "Locked Out Boogie." During the 1950s, Foster worked with Muddy Waters on several sessions for the Parkway Record Label, although he was under contract to the Chess Brothers at the time. This resulted in Waters getting into serious trouble with the label, but Waters' slashing ride and mournful moaning and Foster's crashing drums can clearly be heard, making recordings like Foster's two-part "Rollin' And Tumblin", more memorable. After a short break from the music industry, Baby Face returned in 1954 with the release of his single, "Red-Headed Woman", on the Savoy Label. This was soon followed by other hits which included, "My Head Can't Rest Anymore", "Louella", "Pet Rabbitt", and "Take A Walk With Me." Foster's last gig was working with Robert Lockwood Jr. A chronic alcoholic, he passed way at the age of 35.