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Hill, King Solomon, 1897-1949

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Personal name headingHill, King Solomon, 1897-1949
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Variant(s)Holmes, Joe, 1897-1949
Blind Lemon's Buddy, 1897-1949
Birth date1897
1897
Death date1949
1940-08-13
Place of birthMcComb (Miss.)
Place of deathSibley (La.)
Field of activityBlues (Music)
Profession or occupationBlues musicians Guitarists Harmonica players Singers
Found inBlues from the Western States, 1927-1949 [SR] 19--: label (King Solomon Hill)
Blues who's who: (Holmes, Joe; aka King Solomon Hill, b. 1897 in McComb, Miss.; d. 1949 in Sibley, La.; inst. guitar, harmonica; billing: Blind Lemon's Buddy)
Eagle, Bob. Blues : a regional experience, ©2013: page 215 (Joe Holmes (reportedly King Solomon Hill); born 1897, near McComb, Pike County, Mississippi; died August 13, 1940, Sibley, Louisiana; singer, guitarist)