| First Name |
Tampa
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| Last Name |
Red
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| Alternative Name |
Hudson Whittaker
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| Birthday |
8th January, 1904
|
| Birthplace |
Smithville, Georgia, United States
|
| Died |
19th March, 1981
|
| Place of Death |
Chicago, Illinois
|
| Buried |
Mount Glenwood Memory Gardens (West), Willow Springs, Cook County, Illinois, USA
|
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn
|
| Nationality |
American
|
| Occupation Text |
Musician, songwriter
|
| Occupation |
Guitarist
|
| Music Genre (Text) |
Slide guitar, Chicago blues, Hokum
|
| Music Genre |
Blues, Piano
|
| Origin |
Smithville, Georgia, United States
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| Year(s) Active |
1920s – 1960s, 1920s–1960s
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| Music Style |
Slide Guitar Blues, Acoustic Chicago Blues, Regional Blues, Acoustic Blues, Early American Blues
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| Music Mood |
Whimsical, Organic, Bravado, Wry, Confident, Playful, Street-Smart, Freewheeling, Yearning, Uncompromising, Swaggering, Earnest, Brash, Rousing, Greasy, Earthy, Passionate, Gritty, Rustic, Gutsy, Intimate
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| Instrument |
Guitar, Piano, Kazoo, Vocals, Slide Guitar, Leader
|
| Instrument (text) |
Piano, Slide guitar, Kazoo, Vocals
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| Record Label |
Vocalion, Bluebird, RCA Victor
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| Associated Acts |
Tampa Red and His Chicago Five, Thomas A. Dorsey, Ma Rainey, Frankie Jaxon, Blind John Davis, Big Maceo Merriweather, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Little Johnny Jones, Big Walter Horton, Sonny Boy Williamson II
|
Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge, January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician.
