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Also known as Booker T. Washington White, Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White

American singer-songwriter

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1909-11-12
Active to
1977-02-26
acoustic bluesbluescountry bluesdelta blues

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Booker T. Washington "Bukka" White (November 12, 1909 – February 26, 1977) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer. Born between Aberdeen and Houston, Mississippi, White was a first cousin of B.B. King's mother (White's mother and King's grandmother were sisters). White himself is remembered as a player of National steel guitars. He also played, but was less adept at, the piano. "Bukka" is a phonetic spelling of Booker White's given name, first used by his second (1937) record label

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
White
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Houston
Place of death
Memphis
Languages spoken
English language
Instrument
piano
Record label
Adelphi Records
Image
Booker White 1968 by JT.jpg
Voice type
tenor
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Commons category
Bukka White
cause of death
cancer
date of birth
1906-11-12
manner of death
natural causes
date of death
1977-02-26
start of work period
1920-00-00
name in native language
Booker T. Washington White
pseudonym
Bukka White
copyright representative
Broadcast Music, Inc.
ethnic group
African Americans
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