Liggins, Joe
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Name (Latin)
Liggins, Joe
Other forms of name
Liggins, Joseph C
Date of birth
1915-07-09
Date of death
1987-08-01
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Jazz
Rhythm and blues music
Occupation
Pianists
Rhythm and blues musicians
Singers
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Legendary missing masters, p1983:label (Joe Liggins)
- All music guide WWW site, July 8, 2003(Joe Liggins; b. July 9, 1915, Guthrie, OK, d. Aug. 1, 1987, Lynwood, CA; blues pianist and vocalist)
- Enc. of pop. mus., 3rd ed.(Liggins, Joe; b. July 9, 1916, Guthrie, Okla., d. July 26, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif.)
- Santelli, R. Big book of blues, 2001(Liggins, Joe; b. 1915, Guthrie, Okla., d. July 26, 1987, Los Angeles, Calif.)
- RootsWeb.com WWW site, July 8, 2003:Social Security death index (Joseph C. Liggins; b. July 9, 1916, d. July 31, 1987)
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Wikipedia description:
Joseph Christopher Liggins Jr. (born Theodro Elliott; July 9, 1916 – July 26, 1987) was an American R&B, jazz and blues pianist and vocalist who led Joe Liggins and his Honeydrippers in the 1940s and 1950s. His band appeared often on the Billboard magazine charts. The band's biggest hit was "The Honeydripper", released in 1945. Joe Liggins was the older brother of R&B performer Jimmy Liggins.
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