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Brown, Willie, 1900-1952

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Personal name headingBrown, Willie, 1900-1952
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Variant(s)Brown, Willie Lee, 1900-1952
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1900-08-06
Death date1952-12-30
Place of birthClarksdale (Miss.)
Place of deathTunica (Miss. : Town)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists
Found inThe Mississippi blues. No. 1 [SR] 197-?: label (Willie Brown)
Blues who's who (Brown, Willie Lee, b. 8-6-1900, Clarksdale, Miss., d. 12-30-52, Tunica, Miss.; instr. guitar)
Oxford music online, April 14, 2017: Encyclopedia of popular music (Brown, Willie; born August 6, 1900, Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 30, 1952, Tunica, Mississippi; blues singer and guitarist; associate of both Charley Patton and Son House
Wikipedia, April 14, 2017 (Willie Brown; Willie Lee Brown; born August 6, 1900, Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 30, 1952, Tunica, Mississippi; American blues guitar player and vocalist; performed and recorded with other notable blues musicians, including Son House and Charlie Patton, and was an influence on Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters)