Pat Hare
Sign in to saveAmerican Memphis blues guitarist and singer (1930–1980)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1930-12-20
- Active to
- 1980-09-26
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Auburn "Pat" Hare (December 20, 1930 - September 26, 1980) was an American electric Memphis blues guitarist and singer. His heavily distorted, power chord-driven electric guitar music in the early 1950s is considered an important precursor to heavy metal music. His guitar work with Little Junior's Blue Flames had a major influence on the rockabilly style, while his guitar playing on blues records by artists such as Muddy Waters was influential among 1960s British Invasion blues rock bands such a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Sun Records
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- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1930-12-20
- date of death
- 1980-09-26
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
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