LC control no. | n 94082581 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Strickland, Napoleon |
Variant(s) | Strickland, Napolian |
Associated country | Mississippi |
Birth date | 1919-10-01 |
Death date | 2001-07-21 |
Place of birth | Como (Miss.) |
Place of death | Senatobia (Miss.) |
Field of activity | Blues (Music) |
Profession or occupation | Fife players Blues musicians |
Found in | Afro-American blues roots, p1982: container (Napoleon Strickland, blues harp) Wikipedia, May 25, 2017 (Napoleon Strickland; born October 1, 1919 (birth date from Social Security Death Index), near Como, Mississippi; died July 21, 2001; sometimes known as Napolian Strickland; fife and drum blues artist, and songwriter, and vocalist specializing in country blues, specifically North Mississippi hill country blues; he also played guitar, drums, harmonica, fife, and all manner of percussion instruments) Oxford music online, May 25, 2017: Encyclopedia of popular music (Strickland, Napoleon; born Napolian Strickland, October 6, 1924, Como, Mississippi; died July 22, 2001, Senatobia, Mississippi; fife and drum player; also played harmonica, guitar and the one-stringed "diddley-bow") |