Bukka White

Bukka White
Born: Nov 12, 1906 in Houston, MS
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Died: Feb 26, 1977 in Memphis, TN
Genre: Blues
Styles: Prewar Country Blues, Delta Blues, Acoustic Blues, Prewar Gospel Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Country Blues, Blues Revival, Prewar Blues
Biography: Bukka White (true name: Booker T. Washington White) was born in Houston, Mississippi (not Houston, Texas) in 1906 (not any date between 1902-1905 or 1907-1909, as is variously reported). He got his initial start in music learning fiddle tunes from his father. Guitar instruction soon followed, but White's ...Read full biography
Legacy of the Blues
Released: 1969
Label: Sonet
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A CD reissue of the recordings that led to Bukka White's rediscovery, made by Ed Denson and John Fahey at a Memphis rooming house in 1963, nearly a quarter century after his last recordings. White is in ...Read full review
Revisited
Released: 2003
Label: Fuel 2000
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In 1963, graduate students and blues fans John Fahey and Ed Denson sent a letter addressed to Bukka White, Old Blues Singer, c/o General Delivery, Aberdeen, MS, in an effort to locate the man who had recorded ...Read full review
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