| LC control no. | n 83073591 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Dawkins, Jimmy |
| Variant(s) | Dawkins, Fast Fingers Dawkins, James Henry Fast Fingers |
| See also | Corporate body: Jimmy Dawkins Band |
| Birth date | 19361024 |
| Death date | 20130410 |
| Place of birth | Tchula (Miss.) |
| Place of death | Chicago (Ill.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarist Singer Blues musician |
| Found in | His Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins. [SR] 197-? 678 field information, Apr. 19, 2013 (blues singer-guitarist) New York times (online), viewed Apr. 19, 2013 (in obituary published Apr. 18: Jimmy Dawkins; b. James Henry Dawkins, Oct. 24, 1936, Tchula, Miss.; grew up in Pascagoula; moved to Chicago in 1955; d. Apr. 10, Chicago, aged 76; Chicago blues guitarist whose prodigious technique earned him the nickname Fast Fingers, and whose admirers included a number of guitarists far more famous than he was) |
| Associated language | eng |
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