Jessie Hill
Sign in to saveAmerican R&B and Louisiana blues singer and songwriter (1932–1996)
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Jessie Hill (b 9 December 1932, New Orleans – d 17 September 1996, New Orleans) was an American R&B singer and songwriter, best remembered for the classic Ooh Poo Pah Doo. By his teens Hill was playing drums in local bands, and in 1951 he formed his own group, the House Rockers. After periods performing as drummer with Professor Longhair and then Huey "Piano" Smith, he formed a new version of the House Rockers in 1958, which enabled him to focus on singing with the band. <a href="https://www.la
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jessie
- Family name
- Hill
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- New Orleans
- Occupation
- recording artist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rhythm and blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Chess Records
- Image
- JessieHillatJazzFest1996.jpg
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- cause of death
- kidney failure
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- Commons category
- Jessie Hill
- date of birth
- 1932-12-09
- date of death
- 1996-09-17
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Dr. Doo Pah Doo
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- name in native language
- Jessie Hill
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