Joe Liggins
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Joe Liggins was an American R&B pianist, bandleader, and songwriter best known for his 1945 hit "The Honeydripper," a landmark record in the development of rhythm and blues.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Joe Liggins canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
R&B band
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bandleader ⓘ human ⓘ musician ⓘ song ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| bandLeader | Joe Liggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Joseph Christopher Liggins Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | The Honeydripper topped the R&B charts in the mid-1940s NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Joe Liggins
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Joe Liggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-07-09 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1987-07-26 ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark record in the development of rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| genre |
R&B
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jump blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| influenced | development of postwar R&B ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor | The Honeydripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | early rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| name | Joe Liggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong | Pink Champagne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Honeydripper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
bandleader
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pianist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performer |
Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers
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Joe Liggins and His Honeydrippers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Lynwood, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Exclusive Records
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Specialty Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | Jimmy Liggins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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