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Leroy Foster
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American blues singer, drummer and guitarist (1923-1958)
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- Works
- 1
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- Telemetry Systems
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1923
- Active to
- 1958
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"Baby Face" Leroy Foster (February 1, 1923 - May 26, 1958) was an American blues singer, drummer and guitarist, active in Chicago from the mid 1940s until the late 1950s. He was a significant figure in the development of the post-war electric Chicago blues sound, most notably as a member of the Muddy Waters band during its formative years. Foster was born in Algoma, Mississippi. He moved to Chicago in the mid 1940s, and by 1946 was working with pianist Sunnyland Slim and harmonica player John L
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Foster
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Algoma
- Place of death
- Chicago
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- J.O.B. Records
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- date of birth
- 1923-02-01
- date of death
- 1958-05-26
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1946-00-00
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