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Louisiana Red

LC control no.n 86870859
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Personal name headingLouisiana Red
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Variant(s)Red, Louisiana
Minter, Iverson
Fuller, Rocky
Fuller, Playboy
Minter, Red
Bey, Iverson
Cryin' Red
Fuller, Richard Lee
Guitar Red
James, Elmore, 1932-2012
Rockin' Red, 1932-2012
Walkin' Slim
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1932-03-23
Death date2012-02-25
Profession or occupationBlues musicians
Special noteDo not confuse with: Louisiana "Guitar" Red, 1928-2001, no2003-9147.
Found inEngbarth, G. Blues vom Frieden [SR] p1983: label (Louisiana Red, blues singer/guitarist)
New York blues, p1979: container (Louisiana Red, b. Mar. 23, 1932, in Bessemer, Alabama; mother, Ida Mae Minter; song credits, Iverson Minter)
Encyclopedia of the blues, 1992 (Louisiana Red (Iverson Minter))
Chess blues [SR] p1992: container (Rocky Fuller) insert (real name: Iverson Minter; also known as Louisiana Red)
Detroit blues [SR] p2004: insert (Playboy Fuller (Louisiana Red), vocals, guitar)
All music guide WWW site, Aug. 26, 2005 (Louisiana Red; b. Iverson Minter, Mar. 23, 1936, Vicksburg, MS; blues guitarist, harmonica player, and vocalist)
Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (Louisiana Red; b. Iverson Minter, Mar. 23, 1936, Vicksburg, Miss.)
Harris, S. Blues who's who, c1979 (Minter, Iverson "Red"; aka Iverson Bey, Cryin' Red, Playboy Fuller, Richard Lee Fuller, Rocky Fuller, Guitar Red, Elmore James, Jr., Louisiana Red, Rockin' Red, Walkin' Slim; b. Mar. 23, 1936, Vicksburg, MS; guitar, harmonica)
Guardian WWW site, Feb. 28, 2012 (Louisiana Red; b. Iverson Minter, Mar. 23, 1932, Bessemer, Ala. (though he would cite other birthplaces, too); d. Feb. 25, 2012, aged 79; adventurous blues singer and guitarist who travelled all over Europe picking up local music and blending it with his own)
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