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Kirkland, Eddie, 1923-2011

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Personal name headingKirkland, Eddie, 1923-2011
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Variant(s)Kirk, Eddie, 1923-2011
Kirkland, Little Eddie, 1923-2011
Blues Man, 1923-2011
Kirkland, Edward, 1923-2011
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1923-08-16
Death date2011-02-27
Profession or occupationBlues musicians
Found inHave mercy, p1988: label (Eddie Kirkland)
OCLC 23298240 (hdg.: Kirkland, Eddie, 1928- )
The complete Stax/Volt singles, 1959-1968 [SR] p1991: v. 2, container (Eddie Kirk) set booklet, p. 8 (Eddie Kirkland, guitarist, harmonica player, vocalist; issued the single The hawg under the name of Eddie Kirk)
Blues who's who, 1979 (Kirkland, "Little" Eddie aka Eddie Kirk; billing: The Blues Man; b. Aug. 16, 1928 in British W.I.)
New York times WWW site, Mar. 7, 2011 (in obituary published Mar. 6: Eddie Kirkland; Edward Kirkland; born, he said, to a 12-year-old mother on Aug. 16, 1923; his birth took place in either Dothan, Ala. (according to his family), or in Kingston, Jamaica (according to him); d. Feb. 27, Tampa, Fla., aged 87; guitarist, singer, songwriter, and harmonica player; performed with some of the greatest names in blues and soul; known as the Gypsy of the Blues)