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Mance Lipscomb

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American blues singer and guitarist (1895–1976)

Person · Open Library

Born
1895
Died
1976
Works
2

Top works

  • Reminiscences of Mance Lipscomb
  • I say me for a parable

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1895-04-09
Active to
1976-01-30
acoustic texas bluesbluestexas blues

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
38,574
Total plays
267,261

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Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, United States, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of his oldest brother Charlie ("Mance" being short for emancipation). Lipscomb was born April 9, 1895 to an ex-slave father from Alabama and a half Native American (Choctaw) mother. Lipscomb spent most of his life working as a <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mance+Lipscomb">

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Mance Lipscomb
date of birth
1895-04-09
date of death
1976-01-30
start of work period
1960-00-00
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