Blind Joe Hill
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer (1931-1999)
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- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1972-06-04
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Blind Joe Hill (January 7, 1937 – November 1998) was an American blues singer, guitarist, harmonica player and drummer. A one-man band. He was born Joseph Hill in Dunbar, West Virginia, United States. He played in the styles of Joe Hill Louis and Doctor Ross. Hill recorded two albums under his own name on the Barrelhouse and L+R labels, and was part of the 1985 American Folk Blues Festival touring Europe. He died in Los Angeles, California, and was cremated on November 17, 1998. <a href="https:
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Pennsylvania
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- guitarist
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1931-01-07
- date of death
- 1999-11-17
- start of work period
- 1998-00-00
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