Luther Allison
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American blues guitarist (1939–1997)
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Luther Allison (born 17 August 1939 in Widener, AR, died 12 August 1997 in Madison, WI) was an American blues guitarist. His powerful guitar work – equal parts traditional blues string-bending and wall-shaking rock 'n roll – is matched in energy only by his soul-deep vocals. His live shows (often clocking in at well over three hours) are the stuff of legend. He was born in Widener, Arkansas (the 14th of 15 musically gifted children) first connected to the blues at age ten <a href="https://www.l
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- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Allison
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mayflower
- Place of death
- Madison
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- blues
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Alligator Records
- Official website
- www.luther-allison.com
- Image
- LutherAllison1996.jpg
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- Luther Allison
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- date of birth
- 1939-08-17
- date of death
- 1997-08-12
- manner of death
- natural causes
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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