Tampa Red, 1904-1981
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Name (Latin)
Tampa Red, 1904-1981
Other forms of name
Woodbridge, Hudson, 1904-1981
Eager, Jimmy, 1904-1981
Whittaker, Hudson, 1904-1981
Date of birth
1904-01-08
Date of death
1981-03-19
Place of birth
Smithville (Ga.)
Place of death
Chicago (Ill.)
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Blues (Music)
Occupation
African American musicians African American guitarists
Gender
male
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Other Identifiers
Sources of Information
- Chills and fever [SR] p1985:label (all songs written by Hudson Whittaker) container (Jimmy Eager (Tampa Red))
- Guinness encyc. of popular music(Tampa Red, b. Hudson Woodbridge aka Whittaker, ca. Jan. 8, 1904, Smithville Ga., d. Chicago Mar. 19, 1981; blues singer and guitarist, also played piano and kazoo)
- His Complete recorded works in chronological order, 1992-1993:v. 15 program notes (used the pseudonym Jimmy Eager for a recording made in 1953)
- Tampa Red (b. Jan. 8, 1904, Smithville (Ga.) - March 19, 1981, Chicago (Ill.), African American Chicago blues musician; influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string slide style ( (Wikipedia, Dec. 21, 2015:) )
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Wikipedia description:
Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge; January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), better known by his stage name Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James. In a career spanning over 30 years, he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", and "Love Her with a Feeling".
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