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Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. His mother died when he was five, and his grandmother raised him, as he spent his teen years in the cotton fields. He spent his free time at the local juke joints and started sitting in as a singer or dancer; he was good enough to be nicknamed "Limber Leg."

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  • Guitar Slim
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  • Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. His mother died when he was five, and his grandmother raised him, as he spent his teen years in the cotton fields. He spent his free time at the local juke joints and started sitting in as a singer or dancer; he was good enough to be nicknamed "Limber Leg."
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Birth Date
  • 1926-12-10(xsd:date)
death place
  • New York City, United States
filename
  • Guitar Slim - The Things That I Used to Do.ogg
Name
  • Guitar Slim
Genre
Instrument
  • Guitar, electric guitar, vocals
Date of Death
  • 1959-02-07(xsd:date)
Birth Place
  • Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Title
  • Guitar Slim – "The Things That I Used to Do"
Pos
  • right
death date
  • 1959-02-07(xsd:date)
Description
  • Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used to Do" featured an early example of an electric guitar solo with distorted overtones.
Place of Birth
  • Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
Place of death
  • New York City, United States
Occupation
  • Musician
Background
  • solo_singer
Date of Birth
  • 1926-12-10(xsd:date)
Short Description
  • American musician
Birth name
  • Eddie Jones
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  • Eddie "Guitar Slim" Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. His mother died when he was five, and his grandmother raised him, as he spent his teen years in the cotton fields. He spent his free time at the local juke joints and started sitting in as a singer or dancer; he was good enough to be nicknamed "Limber Leg."
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