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Guitar Shorty, 1939-2022

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Personal name headingGuitar Shorty, 1939-2022
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Variant(s)Kearney, David, 1939-2022
Shorty, Guitar, 1939-2022
Associated countryUnited States
LocatedKissimmee (Fla.)
Birth date1939-09-08
Death date2022-04-20
Place of birthHouston (Tex.)
Place of deathLos Angeles (Calif.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists Singers Composers
Found inFishin' in my pond [SR] p1981: container (Guitar Shorty)
My way or the highway, p1999: program notes (Guitar Shorty; real name, David Kearney; b. Sept. 8, 1939; blues guitarist)
Oxford music online, May 26, 2017: Encyclopedia of popular music (Guitar Shorty; born David William Kearney, September 8, 1939, Houston, Texas; blues guitarist)
Wikipedia, May 26, 2017 (Guitar Shorty; born David William Kearney, September 8, 1934, Houston, Texas; American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter, well known for his explosive guitar style and wild stage antics; another blues musician, John Henry Fortescue (1923-1976) on Trix Records was also named Guitar Shorty)
Guitar Shorty WWW site, May 26, 2017: About (Guitar Shorty; born September 8, 1939, Houston, Texas, and raised in Kissimmee, Florida; blues guitarist/vocalist)
   <http://www.guitarshorty.com/about.html>
All Music website, August 25, 2023 (Guitar Shorty; David William Kearney; born September 8, 1939 in Houston, Texas; died April 20, 2022 in Los Angeles; blues guitarist)