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Other than his recordings, little is known of his life. The circumstances of his death are unclear. Some sources report that he died in June 1975, but the researchers Bob Eagle and Eric LeBlanc have stated that he probably died in May 1973 in Scotlandville,
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guitarist and singer, whose recording career was restricted to a couple of recording sessions in the early 1960s. He has been variously described as a
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in 1960 and 1961, and the results were released by the Folk Lyric,
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are "Going Downtown Boogie" and "Ain't Got No Rabbit Dog".
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Index

Itta Bena, Mississippi
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisiana blues
Piedmont blues
acoustic blues
Louisiana blues
Piedmont blues
recordings
Itta Bena, Mississippi
Harry Oster
Louisiana State University
Bluesville
Storyville
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
compilation album
77 Records
Arhoolie
Herman E. Johnson


ISBN
978-0313344237



"The 1970s"


Koda, Cub
"Smoky Babe: Biography"

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