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Snooky Pryor

Born: Sep 15, 1921 in Lambert, MS

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Died: Oct 18, 2006 in Cape Girardeau, MO

Genre: Blues

Styles: Harmonica Blues, Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Modern Electric Blues

Biography: Only recently has Snooky Pryor finally begun to receive full credit for the mammoth role he played in shaping the amplified Chicago blues harp sound during the postwar era. He's long claimed he was the first harpist to run his sound through a public address system around the Windy City -- and since nobody's ...Read full biography

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Snooky & Moody

Released: 1980

Label: Flyright

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The team of Snooky Pryor and Moody Jones doesn't have the same reputation as other tandems like Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell or Tampa Red and Big Maceo Merriweather, but they certainly created several ...Read full review

Hand Me Down Blues

Label: Relic

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A nice 16 track compilation of rare blues material from the Parrot label, this features both sides of Snooky's lone single for the label, "Crosstown Blues" and "I Want You For Myself." Also features obscure ...Read full review

More Snooky Pryor albums: Main Albums (14), Compilations (6)

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