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Homesick James, 1910-2006

LC control no.no 92000050
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Personal name headingHomesick James, 1910-2006
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Variant(s)Henderson, Johnny William, 1910-2006
Henderson, William, 1910-2006
Homesick Jick, 1910-2006
Jick, 1910-2006
Williamson, Homesick James, 1910-2006
Williamson, James, 1910-2006
Williamson, James John A., 1910-2006
Williamson, John A., 1910-2006
Williamson, Jick, 1910-2006
Henderson, John William, 1910-2006
Associated countryUnited States
Birth date1910-04-30
Death date2006-12-13
Profession or occupationBlues musicians
Found inSykes, R. Hard driving blues [SR] 196-?: label (Homesick James Williamson, guitar)
Harris, S. Blues ww (Williamson, "James" John A. (aka: Homesick James/Jick (and his trio)); b. April 30, 1910, Somerville (Fayette Co), TN; bass player, guitarist, harmonica player; b. John William Henderson)
The Music index, 1979-1980 cumulation (Homesick James (also known as James Williamson - r.n. Johnny William Henderson or William Henderson))
Big book of blues: (b. James Williamson, May 3, 1905; formed his own group, the Dusters, in late 1930s)
Encycl. of pop. mus.: (b. James Williamson, May 3, 1914)
Guardian unlimited WWW site, Jan. 29, 2007 (Homesick James (John William Henderson; in his professional life he tended to call himself Homesick James Williamson, but his surname seems likely to have been Henderson), b. Apr. or May 3, 1910 (according to his union file he was born in 1924; according to himself it might have been 1914 or 1910 or even 1905; 1910 seems the most probable); d. Dec. 13, 2006; blues singer and guitarist)
Associated languageeng