| LC control no. | n 92097738 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Fulson, Lowell |
| Variant(s) | Fulsom, Lowell |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1921-03-31 |
| Death date | 1999-03-06 |
| Place of birth | Tulsa (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Long Beach (Calif.) |
| Affiliation | Big Time Records |
| Profession or occupation | Rhythm and blues musicians Singers Guitarists |
| Found in | His Lowell Fulson/1946-1957 [SR] p1982. Fulson, L. Tramp/Soul [SR] p1991: label (Lowell Fulsom) Guinness enc. of pop. mus., 2nd ed. (Fulson, Lowell; b. 3-31-21, Tulsa, Okla.; blues guitarist; surname often misspelled Fulsom) New York Times, Mar. 14, 1999 (Lowell Fulson, 77, major figure in West Coast blues; d. Mar. 6, 1999, Long Beach, Calif.; b. 1921 on a Choctaw Indian reservation in Okla.) African American National Biography, accessed January 23, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Fulson, Lowell; rhythm and blues musician, singer, guitarist; born 31 March 1921 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States; formed his own band featuring brother Martin on rhythm guitar and Ray Charles on piano (1946); recorded first 78s for Big Time Records (1946); recorded first smash hit, 3 O'Clock Blues (1948); most memorable hits include, Every Day I Have the Blues, Lonesome Christmas, and Low Society Blues; one of the most influential blues guitarists (1950's); the biggest hit of career was, Reeconsider Baby (1954); series of successful hits, Black Nights, Tramp, and Why Don't We Do It in the Road (1965, 1967, 1970); maintained status as blues old master' (1990's); honors include, induction into the Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame and the Blues Foundation's National Hall of Fame (1993); five W. C. Handy awards (1993); died 06 March 1999 in Long Beach, California, United States) |
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