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American blues musician (1910-2006)

Person · Open Library

Born
1910
Works
1

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1910
Active to
2006
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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
15,175
Total plays
70,079

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Homesick James (30 April 1910 - 13 December 2006) was an American blues musician. He is believed to have been born John William Henderson, but later used the name James A. Williamson and was sometimes referred to as Homesick James Williamson. He was born in Somerville, Tennessee, the son of Cordellia Henderson and Plez Williamson Rivers, who were both musicians. He developed a self-taught style of slide guitar through playing at local dances in his teens. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Home

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
James
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Somerville
Place of death
Springfield
Occupation
guitarist
Genre
blues
Instrument
guitar
Record label
Vanguard Records
Image
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date of death
2006-12-13
date of birth
1910-04-03
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Homesick James
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