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Louis, Joe Hill

LC control no.n 93019442
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Personal name headingLouis, Joe Hill
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Variant(s)Chicago Sunny Boy
Louis, Leslie
Louis, J. Hill (Joe Hill)
Hill, Lester, 1921-1957
Hill, Leslie, 1921-1957
Be-Bop Boy
Lewis, Johnny, 1921-1957
Louis, J. H. (Joe Hill)
Pepticon Boy
Birth date1921-09-23
Death date1957-08-05
Place of birthRaines (Tenn.)
Place of deathMemphis (Tenn.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Harmonica players Guitarists Singers
Found inSun Records harmonica classics [SR] p1989: label (Joe Hill Louis)
Rockers Unlimited WWW site, Aug. 17, 2004: Record labels: Meteor Records (Chicago Sunny Boy = Joe Hill Louis)
Blues beginnings [SR] p2005: container (Leslie Louis; J. Hill Louis)
All music guide WWW site, Nov. 22, 2006 (Joe Hill Louis; b. Lester Hill, Sept. 23, 1921, Raines, TN, d. Aug. 5, 1957, Memphis, TN; Lester (or Leslie) Hill; also known as the Be-Bop Boy)
My baby left me, p2007: container (Johnny Lewis (Joe Hill Louis)) booklet (J. H. Louis)
Oxford music online, March 21, 2017: Encyclopedia of popular music (Louis, Joe Hill; born Lester Hill, September 23, 1921, Whitehaven, Tennessee; died August 5, 1957, Memphis; blues harmonica player; given the name Joe Hill Louis after victory in a boxing match; performed in Memphis in the late 40s, where he became known as "The Be-Bop Boy", and developed a one-man band act with guitar, foot-drum and harmonica; starting in 1949, he recorded for Columbia, Sam Phillips' Phillips label, Modern, and other labels)
Wikipedia, March 21, 2017 (Joe Hill Louis; born Lester (or possibly Leslie) Hill, September 23, 1921, Raines, Tennessee; died August 5, 1957, Memphis, Tennessee; American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band; session musician for Sun Records; also known as: The Be-Bop Boy, The Pepticon Boy)