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Monday 5 May 2014

Tribute Mondays: Jazz Gillum

William McKinley Gillum (September 11, 1904 – March 29, 1966)

Blues Harmonica Player, Jazz Gillum, released classics during the 1930's and 1940's. He was shot and killed in 1966. Thanks for your contribution Mr. Gilllum, you are appreciated. Please take a listen here and have a good Monday: Look on yonder wall (Big Maceo), Reefer headed woman and Key to the highway (with Big Bill Bronzy)

Source: http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_Gillum
Background Information
Birth name
William McKinley Gillum

Born
September 11, 1904
Indianola , Mississippi , United
States

Died
 March 29, 1966 (aged 61)
Chicago, Illinois , United States

Genres
Chicago blues

Instruments
Harmonica

Years
active
1923–1961

Labels
ARC , Bluebird, Folkways

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