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Hammie Nixon (January 22, 1908 – August 17, 1984) was an American harmonica player. Born Hammie Nickerson in Brownsville, Tennessee, he began his music career with jug bands in the 1920s and is best known as a country blues harmonica player, but also played the kazoo, guitar and jug. He played with guitarist Sleepy John Estes for half a century, first recording with Estes in 1929 for the Victor Records label. He also recorded with Little Buddy Doyle, Lee Green, Clayton T. Driver, Charlie Picket
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Nixon
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brownsville
- Place of death
- Jackson
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- country blues
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Victor Talking Machine Company
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- date of birth
- 1908-01-22
- date of death
- 1984-08-17
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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