| LC control no. | no 00053895 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ford, T-Model, approximately 1920-2013 |
| Variant(s) | T-Model Ford (Musician), approximately 1920-2013 Ford, James, approximately 1920-2013 Ford, James Lewis Carter, approximately 1920-2013 |
| Birth date | 1920~ |
| Death date | 20130716 |
| Place of birth | Forest, Miss. |
| Place of death | Greenville, Miss. |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarist Singer Blues musician |
| Found in | Delta blues, 1994: container (T-Model Ford, blues guitarist, b. 1924 in Mississippi) Ford, T. Bad man [SR] p2002: container (James "T-Model" Ford, guitar, vocals) New York times (online), viewed July 19, 2013 (in obituary published July 18: T-Model Ford; James Lewis Carter Ford; b. June 24--of that much he was certain--about 1920, Forest, Miss.; d. Tuesday [July 16, 2013], Greenville, Miss.; his exact age was shrouded in the smoky legend that often attends the blues, but he was almost certainly in his early 90s; raw-sounding, mesmerizing guitarist and singer who was among the last of the old-time Delta bluesmen, and whose career was all the more noteworthy for his not having picked up a guitar until he was almost 60) |
| Associated language | eng |
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