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Monday 25 March 2013

Tribute Mondays: Bukka White

Booker T. Washington White (November 12, 1909 – February 26, 1977) 


  Delta Blues Legend, Bukka White, was a talented Guitarist and Songwriter; as one of the early pioneers of the Genre he helped to maintain the quality of the music during its comeback in the 1960's. Thanks for your contribution Mr. White, you are appreciated; please take a listen here and have a good Monday: Fixin' to die blues , Parchman farm blues , Po' Boy , Aberdeen Mississippi Blues , Remembrance of Charlie Patton and  Shake em' on down

  
  
   

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bukka_White 
Background information
Birth nameBooker T. Washington White
BornNovember 12, 1909
Between Aberdeen and Houston,MississippiUnited States
DiedFebruary 26, 1977 (aged 67)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
GenresDelta bluescountry blues
OccupationsSingerguitaristsongwriter
InstrumentsVocalssteel guitarfiddlepiano
Years activeLate 1920s–1977
LabelsVarious

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