Bumble Bee Slim
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American Piedmont blues musician (1905–1968)
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Amos Easton (May 7, 1905 – June 8, 1968), better known by the stage name Bumble Bee Slim, was an American Piedmont blues singer and guitarist. Easton was born in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. Around 1920 he joined the Ringling Brothers circus before returning to Georgia, marrying briefly, and then heading north on a freight train to Indianapolis where he settled in 1928. There, he met and was influenced by pianist Leroy Carr and guitarist Scrapper Blackwell. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mu
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Amos
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brunswick
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Record label
- Bluebird Records
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- date of birth
- 1905-05-07
- date of death
- 1968-06-08
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