Louisiana Red

Louisiana Red
Born: Mar 23, 1936 in Vicksburg, MS
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Genre: Blues
Styles: Louisiana Blues, Modern Electric Blues, Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Blues
Biography: Louisiana Red (born Iverson Minter) is a flamboyant guitarist, harmonica player and vocalist. He lost his parents early in life through multiple tragedies; his mother died of pneumonia a week after his birth, and his father was lynched by the Klu Klux Klan when he was five. Red began recording for Chess ...Read full biography
Lowdown Back Porch Blues
Released: 1963
Label: Vogue
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Recorded in New York with Tommy Tucker, Lowdown Back Porch Blues is Louisiana Red's first album and, in many ways, it's his best. Supported by a bare-bones rhythm section, Red plays a number or traditional ...Read full review
Sweet Blood Call
Released: 1975
Label: Blue Labor
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At the time this album was recorded, the particularly intense blues artist Louisiana Red was a protégé of the Blue Labor/Labor recording empire, which was actually two guys, Kent Cooper and jazz arranger ...Read full review
More Louisiana Red albums: Main Albums (25), Compilations (5)
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