| LC control no. | n 97039724 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.C32 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Cannon, Gus, 1883-1979 |
| Variant(s) | Banjo Joe, 1883-1979 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 18830912 |
| Death date | 19791015 |
| Place of birth | Red Banks (Miss.) |
| Affiliation | Paramount (Sound recording label) Brunswick (Sound recording label) Adelphi Records, Inc. Vocalion (Sound recording label : New York, N.Y.) |
| Profession or occupation | Musicians Entertainers Banjoists |
| Found in | Wilkins, L. Walk right in, 1995: t.p. (Gus Cannon) Amerigrove (Cannon, Gus [Banjo Joe]; b. Sept. 12, 1883 in Red Banks, Miss.; d. Oct. 15, 1979 in Memphis, Tenn.; singer, banjoist and jug player) African American National Biography, accessed January 12, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Cannon, Gus; musician, entertainer, jug band leader, banjoist; born 12 September 1883 in Red Banks, Marshall County, Mississippi, United States; recorded, Poor Boy Long Ways from Home, for Paramount Records (1927); auditioned with Vocalion Records (1927); recorded for Paramount label under the stage name Banjo Joe; recorded for Victor as Cannon Jug Stompers (1928-1930); used the name Beale Street Boys on Brunswick Records (1929); recorded for Adelphi (1969); died 15 October 1979) |
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