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Allison, Luther, 1939-1997

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Personal name headingAllison, Luther, 1939-1997
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Biography/History noteLuther Allison (1939-1997) blues musician inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1998.
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date19390817
Death date19970812
Place of birthWidener (Ark.)
Place of deathMadison (Wis.)
AffiliationDelmark Records Motown Record Corporation Alligator Records (Firm) 4 Jivers (Musical group)
Rumble label Blues Hall of Fame
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Singers
Found inNight 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)