Yank Rachell
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American country blues musician (1910–1997)
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1910-03-16
- Active to
- 1997-04-09
bluescountry blues
Discography
- Blues Mandolin Man1990
- Chicago Style1993
- Newport Blues2002
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- Listeners
- 2,105
- Total plays
- 12,616
Tags
country bluesbluespiedmont bluesAllmandolin
James "Yank" Rachell (March 16, 1910 – April 9, 1997) was an American country blues musician. Born James Rachell, his career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years, and was often teamed with the guitarist and singer Sleepy John Estes. He grew up in Brownsville, Tennessee, but in 1958 moved north to Indianapolis during the American folk music revival. He recorded for Delmark Records and Blue Goose Records. Though a capable guitarist and singer <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Yank+Rachell
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brownsville
- Place of death
- Indianapolis
- Occupation
- mandolinist
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- mandolin
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- date of birth
- 1910-03-16
- date of death
- 1997-04-10
- start of work period
- 1929-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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