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Elijah Avery

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• Instrument(s): guitar
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• Notes: member of the Cannon's Jug Stompers

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Wiley Barner

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Willie Barnes
• Real Name:
• Born: April 28, 1899 or April 28, 1900
• Birthplace: Selma, Alabama
• Died:
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• Instrument(s): vocals
• Performed with: Jimmy Allen, Will Jennings
• Record Label(s): Gennett
• Notes: Recorded two songs for the Gennett in 1927, accompained by Jimmy Allen and Will Jennings

Will Batts

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• Performed with: member of the South Memphis Jug Band
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Andrew Baxter

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• Performed with: Jim Baxter
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Jim Baxter

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• Performed with: Andrew Baxter
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Lottie Beaman - exact birth and death

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Lottie Kimbrough
• Born: 1900
• Birthplace: probably Kansas City
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Ed Bell

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): may be the same as Barefoot Bill and Sluefoot Joe
• Real Name: Edward Bell
• Born: 1905 May
• Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia or Fort Deposit, Alabama
• Died: 1966
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Tee Wee Blackman

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Tewee Blackman
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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

Richard Rabbit Brown

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name:
• Born: c. 1880
• Birthplace: in or near New Orleans, Louisiana
• Died: c. 1937
• Deathplace: probably New Orleans
• Instrument(s): guitar
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• Record Label(s): Victor
• Notes: Recorded six record sides for Victor Records in New Orleans on May 11, 1927: James Alley Blues, I'm Not Jealous, Great Northern Blues, Never Let The Same Bee Sting You Twice, Mistery Of The Dunbar's Child, Sinking of The Titanic

Teddy Bunn

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: 1909
• Birthplace: Freeport, Long Island, New York
• Died: July 20, 1978
• Deathplace: Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Buzzin' Burton

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• Notes: together with Bessie Smith formed "Smith and Burton"

John Byrd

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• Born: 1890s
• Birthplace: Red Lick, Mississippi
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Joe Callicott - exact death

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: October 10, 1900 or 1901
• Birthplace: Nesbit, Mississippi
• Died: 1969
• Deathplace: Mississippi, Mississippi
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Gus Cannon

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Banjo Joe
• Real Name:
• Born: 1883 September 13
• Birthplace: Red Banks, Mississippi
• Died: 1979 October 15
• Deathplace: Memphis, Tennessee
• Instrument(s): banjo, guitar
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• Notes: member of the Cannon's Jug Stompers

Gus Cannon

Ben Curry

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• Notes: may be the same man as Ben Covington

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Teddy Darby

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Blind Teddy Darby, Teddy Roosevelt, Blind Squire Turner, Blind Darby, Blind Squire Darby
• Real Name: Theodore Roosevelt Darby
• Born: 1906 March 2
• Birthplace: Henderson, Kentucky
• Died: after 1964
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Jed Davenport

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

Carl Davis

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• Notes: member of the Dallas Jamboree Jug Band

Walter Davis

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: 1912 March 1
• Birthplace: Grenada, Mississippi
• Died: 1963 October 22,
• Deathplace: probably St Louis, Missouri
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"Blind" Simmie Dooley

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• Born: 1881
• Birthplace: Hartwell, Georgia
• Died: 1961
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Laura Dukes

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

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Joe Edwards

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Jody Edwards
• Real Name:
• Born: July 19, 1895
• Birthplace: Georgia
• Died: October 28, 1967
• Deathplace: Dolton, Illinois
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• Notes: with his wife Susie Edwards he was half of the duo "Butterbeans and Susie"

Susie Edwards

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Susie Hawthorn
• Born: 1896
• Birthplace: Pensacola, Florida
• Died: 1963
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• Notes: with her husband Joe Edwards she was half of the duo "Butterbeans and Susie"

Joe Evans

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• Notes: with Arthur McClain formed the "Two Poor Boys"

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Bill Gaither

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Leroy's Buddy
• Real Name:
• Born: 1905 or 1908 or 1910
• Birthplace: Belmont, Kentucky
• Died: 1950 or 1970
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Ruby Glaze

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• Notes: probably a pseudonym of Kate McTell, born Ruthy Kate Williams, wife of Blind Willie McTell

"Blind" Roosevelt Graves

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• Notes: with his brother Uaroy Graves, member of the Mississippi Jook Band

Uaroy Graves

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• Notes: with his brother "Blind" Roosevelt Graves, member of the Mississippi Jook Band

Lil Green

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Lilian Green
• Born: December 22, 1919
• Birthplace: Mississippi
• Died: April 14, 1954
• Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois
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Maylon Harney

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• Notes: with Richard Harney formed "Pet and Can"

Richard Harney

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• Notes: with Maylon Harney formed "Pet and Can"

William Harris

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• Notes: probably a member of F. S. Wolcott's Rabbit Foot Minstrels

Hattie Hart

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• Notes: probably the same singer as Hattie Bolten

"Buddy Boy" Hawkins

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Walter Hawkins
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Nap Hayes

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• Notes: with Matthew Prater, half of the duo "Johnson Boys" or "Blue Boys"

Katherine Henderson

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• Born: 1909
• Birthplace: St. Louis, Mississippi
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D. M. "Doctor" Higgs

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• Notes: member of the South Memphis Jug Band

Mattie Hite

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: 1890
• Birthplace: New York City
• Died: 1935
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Tony Hollins

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: between 1900 and 1915
• Birthplace: possibly Clarksdale, Mississippi
• Died: 1959?
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"Papa" Harvey Hull

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• Notes: with Long "Cleve" Reed half of the duo "Down Home Boys", "Daddy Moon Hayes and His Boys", "Original Louisiana Entertainers", "Long Cleve Reed and Little Harvey Hull", both accompanied by Sunny Wilson

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Bo Weavil Jackson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Birthplace: probably Birmingham, Alabama
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• Notes: also recorded under the name of Sam Butler

Frank James

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: possibly Frank Hairston or James Hairston
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• Notes: probably the same singer as Springback James

Jesse James

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• Instrument(s): Piano
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• Notes: Probably accompanied Walter Coleman

Frankie "Half-Pint" Jaxon

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Frankie Jaxon
• Born: 1895
• Birthplace: Mongtomery, Alabama
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• Notes: Nothing known after 1944, when in moved to Los Angeles, California

"Signifying" Mary Johnson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Mary Smith
• Born: 1900
• Birthplace: Eden Station or Yazoo City, Mississippi
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• Notes: Lonnie Johnson's wife from 1925 to 1932

Tommy Johnson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name:
• Born: 1896
• Birthplace: Terry, Mississippi
• Died: November 1, 1956
• Deathplace: Crystal Springs, Mississippi
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Maggie Jones

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): "The Texas Nightingale"
• Real Name: Fae Barnes or Faye Barnes
• Born: c. 1900
• Birthplace: Hillsboro, Texas
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Samuel Jones

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Daddy Stovepipe or Stovepipe No. 1
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• Notes: not to be confused with Johnny Watson

Charley Jordan

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): "Uncle Skipper"
• Real Name:
• Born: January 1, 1890
• Birthplace: Mabelvale, Arkansas
• Died: November 15, 1954
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Eddie Kelly

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• Notes: leader of the Eddie Kelly's Washboard Band

Jack Kelly

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• Died: 1960
• Deathplace: Memphis, Tennessee
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• Notes: leader of the South Memphis Jug Band

King David

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• Notes: leader of the King David's Jug Band

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Louie Lasky

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Louis Lasky
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Bertha Lee

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: probably Bertha Lee Pate
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• Notes: Charley Patton's wife

Ham Lewis

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

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• Instrument(s): harmonica
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• Notes: member of the Cannon's Jug Stompers

Charley Lincoln

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Laughing Charley
• Real Name: Charley Hicks
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• Notes: brother of "Barbecue" Bob Hicks

Virginia Liston

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Jane Lukas

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Hannah May, Kansas City Kitty
• Real Name: Mozelle Alderson
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"Barrel House Buck" MacFarland

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Thomas MacFarland
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Ed Macon

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Eddie Anthony
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Eddie Mapp

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name:
• Born: 1910
• Birthplace: Social Circle, Georgia
• Died: November 12, 1931
• Deathplace: Atlanta, Georgia
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• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name:
• Born: 1884 June 18
• Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
• Died: 1955 May 24
• Deathplace: Louisville, Kentucky
• Instrument(s): vocals
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Sara Martin with Sylvester Weaver

Moses Mason

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Reverend Moses Mason, Red Hot Old Mose
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• Born: Lake Providence, Louisiana
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Arthur McClain (with Joe Evans formed the "Two Poor Boys")

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Mississippi Moaner

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Isaiah Nettles
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• Notes: Lived in Carlisle, Mississippi

Kid Prince Moore

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• Notes: probably accompanied Shorty Bob Parker on his Decca sessions in 1938

Rosie Mae Moore

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• Born: Jackson, Mississippi
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Herb Morand

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Born: 1905
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• Died: February 23, 1952
• Deathplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
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Red Nelson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Nelson Wilborn
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"Hambone" Willie Newbern - exact birth and death

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name:
• Born: c. 1899
• Birthplace: near Brownsville, Tennessee
• Died: c. 1947
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Sylvester Palmer

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• Notes: probably the same as Wesley Wallace

Arthur Petties

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: probably Arthur Pettis
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Charlie Polk

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

Poor Jab

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Jab Jones
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Matthew Prater

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• Notes: with Nap Hayes, half of the duo "Johnson Boys" or "Blue Boys"

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Ben Ramey

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
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• Instrument(s): vocals, kazoo
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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

Long "Cleve" Reed,

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• Notes: with "Papa" Harvey Hull half of the duo "Down Home Boys", "Daddy Moon Hayes and His Boys", "Original Louisiana Entertainers", "Long Cleve Reed and Little Harvey Hull", both accompanied by Sunny Wilson

Mooch Richardson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: James Richardson
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Bob Robinson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Rob Robinson
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Milton Roby

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

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Dan Sane

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Dan Sing
• Real Name:
• Born: September 22, 1896 or January 24, 1904
• Birthplace: Hernando, Mississippi
• Died: February 18, 1956
• Deathplace: Memphis, Tennessee
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Ed Schaffer

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Eddie Chafer, "Dizzy Head"
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Will Shade

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Black Boy Shine

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Harold Holiday
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• Died: c. 1948
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Jaydee Short

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Jelly Jaw Short, J.D. Short
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• Born: February 26, 1902
• Birthplace: Port Gibson, Mississippi
• Died: October 21, 1962
• Deathplace: St. Louis, Missouri
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Bessie Mae Smith

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): St. Louis Bessie, Blue Belle; possibly Streamline Mae, Mae Belle Miller
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Funny Paper Smith

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): The Howling Wolf
• Real Name: John T. Smith
• Born: c. 1885
• Birthplace: Texas
• Died: c. 1940
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Ivy Smith

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Ruby Rankin, Sally Sad
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Mamie Smith

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• Born: 1883 May 26
• Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Died: 1946 August 16
• Deathplace: New York
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Mamie Smith

Six Cylinder Smith

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• Notes: Probably another pseudonym that gospel singer Joel "Blind Joe" Taggart used to record secular songs

Aaron Sparks

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Pinetop, Pinetop Sparks
• Real Name: Aaron Gant
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• Notes: With his brother Milton Sparks recorded as the "Sparks Brothers" and as "Pinetop and Lindberg"

Milton Sparks

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Lindberg, "Flyin'" Lindberg, Lindberg Sparks
• Real Name: Marion Gant
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• Notes: With his brother Aaron Sparks recorded as the "Sparks Brothers" and as "Pinetop and Lindberg"

Freddie Spruell

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Mr. Freddie, Papa Freddie
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• Born: 1893
• Birthplace: Mississippi
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Sweet Pease Spivey

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Addie Spivey
• Born: 1910
• Birthplace: Houston, Texas
• Died: 1943
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• Notes: Victoria Spivey's sister

Vol Stephens

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• Notes: member of the Memphis Jug Band

Joe Stone

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• Notes: may be a pseudonym for Jaydee Short (aka Jelly Jaw Short, J.D. Short)

Daddy Stove

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Daddy Stovepipe, Jimmy Watson, Sunny Jim, Reverend Alfred Pitts
• Real Name: Johnny Watson
• Born: April 12, 1867
• Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama
• Died: November 1, 1963
• Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois
• Instrument(s): guitar, harmonica, vocal
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Daddy Stove on Maxwell Street (1959)

Hannah Sylvester (a.k.a. ) - exact birth

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Genevia Scott
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• Born: 1900
• Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Died: October 15, 1973
• Deathplace: New York
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George Washington Thomas Jr.

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• Notes: may also have been Clay Custer

Henry Thomas

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Ragtime Texas
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• Born: 1874
• Birthplace: Big Sandy, Texas
• Died: 1930s or 1960s
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• Instrument(s): guitar, vocals, whistling
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Hociel Thomas

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• Notes: her father was George Washington Thomas Jr., her nephew was Hersal Thomas, her aunt was Sippie Wallace

"Ramblin'" Willard Thomas -

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Ashley Thompson

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• Born: May 5, 1896
• Birthplace: near Ripley, Tennessee
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• Notes: still living in the early 70s

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Walter Vinson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Walter Vincson, Walter Vincent
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• Born: February 2, 1901
• Birthplace: Bolton, Mississippi
• Died: April 22, 1975
• Deathplace: Chicago, Illinois
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• Notes: member of The Chatman's Mississippi Hot Footers and of the Mississippi Sheiks

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Blind Willie Walker

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• Born: 1896
• Birthplace: South Carolina
• Died: 1933
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Minnie Wallace

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Washboard Walter

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Elizabeth Washington

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Louis Washington

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Marco Washington

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• Notes: T-Bone Walker's step-father; played with the Dallas String Band

Savannah Weaver

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• Notes: mother of Curley Weaver

Casey Bill Weldon

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Casey Bill, Kansas City Bill
• Real Name: Will Weldon
• Born: July 10, 1909
• Birthplace: Pine Bluff, Arkansas
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Nolan Welsh

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Barrel House Welch
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Peetie Wheatstraw

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): The Devil's Son In Law, High Sheriff Of Hell
• Real Name: William Bunch
• Born: December 21, 1902
• Birthplace: Ripley, Tennessee
• Died: December 21, 1941
• Deathplace: East St. Louis, Illinois
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Whistlin' Rufus

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Rufus Bridey
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Georgia White

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• Born: March 9, 1903
• Birthplace: Sandersville, Georgia
• Died: c. 1980
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James Wiggins

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Boodle It Wiggins
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Bill Wilber

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• Notes: may be Joe McCoy, or more likely Joe Wilbur McCoy

Geeshie Wiley

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• Notes: probably from Natches, Mississippi. May have been married to Casey Bill Weldon. Linked with Charlie McCoy

Leola B. Wilson

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Coot Grant, Leola B. Grant, Patsie Hunter, Catjuice Charlie, Leola B. Pettigrew
• Real Name: Leola Pettigrew
• Born: 1893
• Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama
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• Notes: married with "Kid" Wesley Wilson

Jabo Williams

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): Jabbo Williams
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Ruth Willis

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s): May Willis
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Sunny Wilson

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• Notes: accompanied "Papa" Harvey Hull and Long "Cleve" Reed

Oscar Woods

• Alt. spelling(s) / a.k.a. / pseudonym(s):
• Real Name: Oscar Woods
• Born: 1900
• Birthplace: Shreveport, Louisiana
• Died: c. 1956
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• Notes: with Ed Schaffer made up the Shreveport Home Wreckers

Hosea Woods

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• Notes: member of the Cannon's Jug Stompers

Y

GROUPS

Cannon's Jug Stompers

• Gus Cannon: banjo, guitar
• Noah Lewis: harmonica
• Ashley Thompson: guitar
• Hosea Woods: guitar
• Elijah Avery: guitar

Cannon's Jug Stompers

left to right: Gus Cannon, Ashley Thompson, Noah Lewis