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DeFord Bailey

Born: Dec 14, 1899 in Bellwood, TN

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Died: Jul 2, 1982 in Nashville, TN

Styles: Prewar Country Blues

Biography: There is a gulf of Bibilical proportions between the amount of influence American black music has had on country & western and the number of black performers actually involved in country. One of the few heroes in what is sadly not a fable is this harmonica player, a victim of infantile paralysis who ...Read full biography

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The Legendary DeFord Bailey: Country Music's First Black Star

Released: 1998

Label: Tennessee Folklore Society

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This album's title is true. Throughout the '20s and '30s, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry regularly featured DeFord Bailey on its stage. His solo harmonica performances of traditional folk tunes were wildly ...Read full review

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