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Tampa Red | |
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 Tampa Red in the early 1930s | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Hudson Woodbridge |
| Also known as | Hudson Whittaker The Guitar Wizard |
| Born | January 8, 1903 Smithville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | March 19, 1981 (aged 78) Chicago |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | |
| Years active | 1920s–1960s |
| Labels | |
Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge; January 8, 1903[1] – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician.
His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James.[2] In a career spanning over 30 years, he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs. His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", and "Love Her with a Feeling".[3]
- ^ Some sources quote a different date of birth, ranging from "Christmas day, probably 1900" to January 8, 1904.
- ^ Barlow, William (1989). "Looking Up at Down": The Emergence of Blues Culture. Temple University Press. pp. 304–305. ISBN 0-87722-583-4.
- ^ Pearson, Barry Lee. "Tampa Red: Biography". Allmusic.com. Retrieved August 19, 2010.