Ernest Lawlars
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Ernest Lawlars was an American blues guitarist and singer best known for performing and recording with his wife, the influential blues artist Memphis Minnie.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ernest Lawlars canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American blues guitarist
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American blues singer ⓘ blues musician ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1950s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Little Son Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Kansas Joe McCoy (through Memphis Minnie’s circle)
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Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-05-18 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1961-11-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | African American ⓘ |
| genre |
Memphis blues
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blues ⓘ country blues ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Memphis blues tradition ⓘ |
| instrument | guitar ⓘ |
| marriagePartner | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Memphis Minnie and Little Son Joe duo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Ernest Lawlars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to Memphis blues guitar accompaniment
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performing with Memphis Minnie ⓘ recording with Memphis Minnie ⓘ |
| notableWork | “Black Rat Swing” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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singer ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | American blues scene of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ |
| performedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hughes, Arkansas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Memphis, Tennessee, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Bluebird Records
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Okeh Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInEnsemble | rhythm guitarist for Memphis Minnie ⓘ |
| spouse | Memphis Minnie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Little Son Joe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | blues vocals ⓘ |
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