Tampa Red
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Tampa Red was an influential American blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter known for his distinctive single-string slide guitar style and major contributions to Chicago blues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tampa Red canonical | 5 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues musician
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person ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1920s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hudson Woodbridge
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The Guitar Wizard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Hudson Whittaker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens South, Glenwood, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Big Bill Broonzy
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Georgia Tom NERFINISHED ⓘ Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1981-03-19 ⓘ |
| genre |
Chicago blues
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blues ⓘ hokum blues ⓘ |
| influenced |
B.B. King
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Chicago blues musicians ⓘ Elmore James NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Nighthawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
electric Chicago blues
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urban blues ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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vocals ⓘ |
| movedTo | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering Chicago blues sound
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single-string slide guitar style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
It Hurts Me Too
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Love Her with a Feeling NERFINISHED ⓘ Tight Like That NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can’t Get That Stuff No More NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
blues guitarist
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recording artist ⓘ singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| pioneerOf | hokum blues duet style ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Smithville, Georgia, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
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Vocalion Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | single-string slide guitar ⓘ |
| usedInstrumentType | National steel guitar ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.