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Snooks Eaglin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Fird "Little Snooks" Eaglin, Fird Eaglin
American musician (1936–2009)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 1
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1936
- Active to
- 2009
Discography
- Yours Truly / Nobody Knows1960
- That's All Right1962
- Portraits in Blues Vol. 11964
- Legacy of the Blues, Volume 21971
- Down Yonder (Snooks Eaglin Today)1978
- Country Boy Down in New Orleans1991
- New Orleans Street Singer1994
- The Complete Imperial Recordings1995
- Soul Train From Nawlins: Live at the Park Tower Blues Festival '951996
- The Blues Collection: Snooks Eaglin, Heavy Juice1996
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 73,746
- Total plays
- 549,361
Tags
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Snooks Eaglin (born January 21, 1936 in New Orleans, Louisiana, died February 18, 2009) was a guitarist and singer in New Orleans. His real name was Fird Eaglin, Jr. He has also been referred to as Blind Snooks Eaglin. His vocal style is reminiscent of Ray Charles; indeed, in the 50s, when he was in his late teens, he would sometimes bill himself as "Little" Ray Charles. He is generally regarded as a New Orleans R&B artist playing a wide range of music from blues, rock 'n' roll, jazz, country t
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Black Top Records
- Image
- SnooksEaglin2006.jpg
- Work location
- New Orleans
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- Commons category
- Snooks Eaglin
- date of birth
- 1936-01-21
- date of death
- 2009-02-18
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
- manner of death
- natural causes
- birth name
- Fird Eaglin, Jr.
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
- nickname
- Little Snooks
- pseudonym
- Snooks Eaglin
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