Nappy Lamare
Sign in to saveAmerican musician (1907-1988)
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1905-06-14
- Active to
- 1988-05-08
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Joseph Hilton "Nappy" Lamare (June 14, 1905,[2] New Orleans – May 8, 1988, Newhall, California) was an American jazz banjoist, guitarist, and vocalist. Lamare's nickname isn't based on a given name of Napoleon; its true origin was revealed by his son: Lamare was christened with the nickname of "Nappy" by his close childhood buddy, Eddie Miller, during the early 1920s. "Dad liked to sleep in late and plus, he had very tight, curly hair," Barry Lamare explained. "So Eddie used to refer to my dad
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New Orleans
- Place of death
- Santa Clarita
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- voice
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- date of birth
- 1907-06-14
- date of death
- 1988-05-08
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