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Strickland, Napoleon

LC control no.n 94082581
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Personal name headingStrickland, Napoleon
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Variant(s)Strickland, Napolian
Associated countryMississippi
Birth date1919-10-01
Death date2001-07-21
Place of birthComo (Miss.)
Place of deathSenatobia (Miss.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationFife players
Blues musicians
Found inAfro-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")