| LC control no. | n 93019442 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Louis, Joe Hill |
| 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 date | 1921-09-23 |
| Death date | 1957-08-05 |
| Place of birth | Raines (Tenn.) |
| Place of death | Memphis (Tenn.) |
| Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
| Profession or occupation | Blues musicians Harmonica players Guitarists Singers |
| Found in | Sun 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) |
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