LC control no. | n 94036047 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Allison, Luther, 1939-1997 |
Biography/History note | Luther Allison (1939-1997) blues musician inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1998. |
Associated country | United States |
Birth date | 19390817 |
Death date | 19970812 |
Place of birth | Widener (Ark.) |
Place of death | Madison (Wis.) |
Affiliation | Delmark Records Motown Record Corporation Alligator Records (Firm) 4 Jivers (Musical group) Rumble label Blues Hall of Fame |
Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Singers |
Found in | Night life [SR] p1976: label (Luther Allison) LC database, 04-13-94 (hdg. Allison, Luther, 1939- ) New York times, Aug. 17, 1997 (Luther Allison; d. Aug. 12, 1997 in Madison, Wis. at age 57; blues singer and guitarist) Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed. (Allison, Luther; b. Aug. 17, 1939, Mayflower, Ark., d. Aug. 12, 1997) African American National Biography, accessed November 7, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Allison, Luther; blues musician, singer; born 17 August 1939 in Widener, Arkansas, United States; formed the original Rolling Stones band (1957); changed the band's name to The Four Jivers; recorded an album on Delmark Records (1969); delivered outstanding performances in 1969, 1970, and 1971 at the Ann Arbor Blues Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan; signed to Motown Records (1972); recorded on the Rumble label (1979); was one of the most celebrated blues musicians in Europe; released his first U.S. album, The Soul Fixin' Man, on the Alligator label (1994); released Blue Streak, which earned him five W.C. Handy Awards (1995); performed at the Chicago Blues Festival, the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival, the San Francisco Blues Festival; inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame (1998); died 12 August 1997 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States) |