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Jimmy LaFave (born 12 July 1955 in Wills Point, Texas, a small town 30 miles east of Dallas; died May 21, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter. He is best remembered for crafting a musical style called Red Dirt music, which he did after moving to Stillwater, Oklahoma, something which cemented him as a disciple of the state's most famous folk musician: Woody Guthrie. LaFave began school down the road from Wills Point in Mesquite and by Junior High was making music perched behind his Sears &
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jimmy
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Wills Point
- Place of death
- Austin
- Occupation
- singer
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Official website
- www.jimmylafave.com
- Image
- Jimmy LaFave.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1955-06-12
- Commons category
- Jimmy LaFave
- date of death
- 2017-05-21
- cause of death
- cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
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