Mance Lipscomb
Sign in to saveAmerican blues singer and guitarist (1895–1976)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1895
- Died
- 1976
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Reminiscences of Mance Lipscomb
- I say me for a parable
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1895-04-09
- Active to
- 1976-01-30
acoustic texas bluesbluestexas blues
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 38,574
- Total plays
- 267,261
Tags
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Mance Lipscomb (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976) was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, United States, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of his oldest brother Charlie ("Mance" being short for emancipation). Lipscomb was born April 9, 1895 to an ex-slave father from Alabama and a half Native American (Choctaw) mother. Lipscomb spent most of his life working as a <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Mance+Lipscomb">
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Brazos County
- Place of death
- Navasota
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Mance Lipscomb 1960s LOC.jpg
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- Commons category
- Mance Lipscomb
- date of birth
- 1895-04-09
- date of death
- 1976-01-30
- start of work period
- 1960-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
Sources (3)
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