Ray Reed
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1942
- Died
- 1965-01-01
- Works
- 2
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 869
- Total plays
- 3,783
Tags
blues
About Ray Reed Ray Reed, from Maypearl, a small town just south of Ft. Worth, TX, was born the son of sharecroppers in 1940. Granddad Willie Parramore showed Ray his first string, and he learned his first song from Uncle Bob. Growing up he listened to records on his grandma’s Victrola such as Lightnin’ Hopkins, Little Son Jackson, and Rosetta Tharpe. He saved his money from working in the cotton fields and at the age of 16 he bought his first guitar at a pawn shop in Ft. <a href="https://www.la
Key dates
- Born
- 30 April 1932
- Died
- 1 January 1965
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Reed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Zimbabwe
- Place of birth
- Gweru
- Place of death
- South Africa
- Sport
- auto racing
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