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Bukka White

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

American singer-songwriter

Person · Open Library

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  • The Complete Bukka White

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Music · MusicBrainz

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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150,964
Total plays
1,029,950

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bluesdelta bluesacoustic bluesfolkamerican

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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