Joe Hill Louis (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), born Lester Hill, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He is significant, along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross, as one of only a small number of one-man blues bands to have recorded commercially in the 1950s, and as a session musician for Sun Records. As early as 1950, he was experimenting with techniques such as overdriven electric guitar distortion and vocal rapping.
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| - Joe Hill Louis (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), born Lester Hill, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He is significant, along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross, as one of only a small number of one-man blues bands to have recorded commercially in the 1950s, and as a session musician for Sun Records. As early as 1950, he was experimenting with techniques such as overdriven electric guitar distortion and vocal rapping.
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| - Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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| - Joe Hill Louis - Boogie in the Park.ogg
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| - Hill, Lester
- Joe Hill Louis
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| - Vocals, guitar, electric guitar, harmonica, drums
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| - The Be-Bop Boy, The Pepticon Boy
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Birth Place
| - Raines, Tennessee, United States
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| - Joe Hill Louis - "Boogie in the Park"
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| - "Boogie in the Park" by Joe Hill Louis. It featured Louis playing an overdriven, distorted electric guitar solo while playing on a drum kit at the same time.
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Place of Birth
| - Raines, Tennessee, United States
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| - Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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| - American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band
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| - Joe Hill Louis (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), born Lester Hill, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He is significant, along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross, as one of only a small number of one-man blues bands to have recorded commercially in the 1950s, and as a session musician for Sun Records. As early as 1950, he was experimenting with techniques such as overdriven electric guitar distortion and vocal rapping.
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