American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1937-2021)
| Description | American Texas blues and electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (1937-2021) Source: Wikidata |
|---|---|
| Born | 1937-08-12 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Birthplace | Waskom Waskom Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Died | 2021-08-11 Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata |
| Area | United States Source: MusicBrainz |
| Country | US Source: MusicBrainz |
| Citizenship | United States Source: Wikidata |
| Occupation | songwriter singer musician blues musician guitarist bandleader Source: Wikidata |
| Instruments | guitar voice Source: Wikidata |
| Genres | blues Source: Wikidata |
| Record labels | Black & Blue Source: Wikidata |
| Member of | Roy Gaines & His Orchestra Roy Gaines & The Crusaders The Crusaders Grady Gaines & The Texas Upsetters Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz |
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mbid: 32426915-e857-41a1-bfaa-63c9f4ec3f5f · wikidata: Q3445773 · isni: 000000007838931X · ipi: 00011123262 · discogs: 389988
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