| LC control no. | n 87134726 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Davenport, Cow Cow, 1894-1955 |
| Variant(s) | Davenport, Charlie, 1894-1955 Davenport, Charles, 1894-1955 Davenport, Chas, 1894-1955 Bat the Hummingbird, 1894-1955 Georgia Grinder, 1894-1955 Hamilton, George, 1894-1955 Memphis Slim, 1894-1955 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1894-04-23 |
| Death date | 1955-12-03 |
| Place of birth | Anniston (Ala.) |
| Place of death | Cleveland (Ohio) |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists Blues musicians |
| Found in | Piano jazz [SR] p1981: container (Charlie "Cow Cow" Davenport; d. Dec. 2, 1955 in Cleveland, Ohio) Chilton, J. Ww of jazz, 1985 (Davenport, "Cow Cow" Charles; b. Anniston, Alabama, 26th April 1895; d. Cleveland, Ohio, 2nd Dec. 1955; piano, vocals) Violin, sing the blues for me [SR] p1999: container (Cow Cow Davenport) insert (Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport; b. 1894, Anniston, Ala.; pianist) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Davenport, Charles Edward "Cow Cow"; b. Apr. 23, 1894, Anniston, Ala., d. Dec. 3, 1955, Chicago, Ill.) Feather, L.G. Bio. enc. of jazz, 1999 (Davenport, Cow Cow (Charles); b. Apr. 23, 1894, Anniston, AL, d. Dec. 3, 1955, Cleveland, OH; piano, vocals) Southern, E. The music of black Americans, 3rd ed.: p. 376 (Charles "Cow Cow" Davenport (1894-1955)) Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001 (Davenport, Cow Cow; b. Charles Davenport, Apr. 23, 1894, Anniston, Ala., d. Dec. 2, 1956 [sic], Cleveland, Ohio; boogie-woogie pianist) Harris, S. Blues ww, c1979 (Davenport, Charles Edward "Charlie"/"Chas"/"Cow Cow"; aka Bat the Hummingbird; Georgia Grinder; George Hamilton; Memphis Slim; b. Apr. 23, 1894, Anniston, AL, d. Dec. 3, 1955, Cleveland, OH; organ, piano) |
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