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Hasil Adkins
Sign in to saveAmerican singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (1937-2005)
Film & TV
Known for
- Die You Zombie Bastards! — Himself2005
- The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things — Street Musician2004
- Let Me Be Your Band — Himself2003
- The Red's Breakfast Experience — Self / Narrator2001
- R.I.P. Rest in Pieces: A Portrait of Joe Coleman1997
- Hasil Adkins: The Wild World of Hasil Adkins1993
- Hasil Adkins: Rock & Roll House Party — Himself1986
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1937
- Active to
- 2005
lo-fioutsiderproto-punkpsychobillypunk bluesrockabilly
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 98,435
- Total plays
- 919,966
Tags
rockabillypsychobillyGarage RockcountryRock and Roll
Hasil Adkins (pronounced "Hassle," not "Haysil") (April 29, 1937 - April 26, 2005), Punk Rock pioneer, One-man band, was an Appalachian country, rock and roll, blues musician though frequently considered rockabilly and sometimes primitive jazz. Hasil was born desolate in Boone County, West Virginia, where he lived throughout his life. He was the youngest of 10 children, and was both severely depressive and hyperactive. Nicknamed "The Haze", Adkins <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Hasil+Adkin
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Boone County
- Place of death
- Boone County
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Field of work
- singing
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Fat Possum Records
- Image
- Hasil adkins.jpg
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- Hasil Adkins
- date of birth
- 1937-04-29
- date of death
- 2005-04-26
- manner of death
- homicide
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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