| LC control no. | n 87134725 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Speckled Red, 1892-1973 |
| Variant(s) | Perryman, Rufus, 1892-1973 Red, Speckled, 1892-1973 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1892-10-23 1899-10-23 |
| Death date | 1973-01-02 1973-01-02 |
| Place of birth | Monroe (La.) Hampton (Ga.) |
| Place of death | Saint Louis (Mo.) |
| Field of activity | Boogie woogie (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Pianists |
| Found in | Piano jazz [SR] p1981: container (Speckled Red; Rufus Perryman) Claghorn, C.E. Biog. dict. of jazz, c1982 (Perryman, Rufus, pianist/vocalist; b. 1892 in Monroe, La.; d. 1973; boogie-woogie pianist known as "Speckled Red") Wikipedia, April 2, 2018 (Speckled Red; born Rufus Georg Perryman, October 23, 1892, Hampton, Georgia; died January 2, 1973, St. Louis, Missouri; American blues and boogie-woogie piano player and singer, noted for his recordings of "The Dirty Dozens", exchanges of insults and vulgar remarks that have long been a part of African-American folklore; older brother of Piano Red (both were albinos and both recorded versions of "The Right String (But the Wrong Yo-Yo)", Speckled Red in 1930 and Piano Red, who had a hit with the song 20 years later) Encyclopedia of popular music, accessed via Oxford reference online, April 2, 2018 (Perryman, Rufus; born October 23, 1892, Monroe, Louisiana; died January 2, 1973, St. Louis, Missouri; blues pianist and singer; also known as Speckled Red; the elder brother of William "Piano Red" Perryman) Eagle, Bob. Blues : a regional experience, ℗2013: page 269 (Speckled Red (Rufus George Perryman); born October 23, 1899, Hampton, Georgia; died January 2, 1973, St. Louis, Missouri; singer, pianist; 1900 census and 1918 draft registration card give birth date as 1899, whereas the SSDI has 1900) |
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