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Tampa Red

Born: Jan 8, 1904 in Smithville, GA

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Died: Mar 19, 1981 in Chicago, IL

Genre: Blues

Styles: Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early American Blues

Biography: Out of the dozens of fine slide guitarists who recorded blues, only a handful -- Elmore James, Muddy Waters, and Robert Johnson, for example -- left a clear imprint on tradition by creating a recognizable and widely imitated instrumental style. Tampa Red was another influential musical model. During ...Read full biography

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Don't Tampa With The Blues

Released: 1961

Label: Fantasy Inc.

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The kazoo-toting bluesman wasn't as powerful a presence when he came back in 1960 to record this set in a solo setting as he was in his Bluebird heyday, but it's hard to resist these agreeable versions ...Read full review

Don't Jive Me

Released: 1961

Label: Fantasy Inc.

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More Tampa Red albums: Main Albums (5), Compilations (36)

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