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Robert Pete Williams
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- 1914
- Died
- 1980
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- 1
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Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) was an American blues musician, based in Louisiana. His music characteristically employs unconventional blues tunings and structures, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison. His song "I've Grown So Ugly" was covered by Captain Beefheart, on his album Safe as Milk (1967), whose version was later covered by The Black Keys, on Rubber Factory (2004). Williams was born in Zachary <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Robert+P
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Robert
- Family name
- Williams
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Zachary
- Place of death
- Rosedale
- Occupation
- musician
- Genre
- blues
- Instrument
- guitar
- Record label
- Arhoolie Records
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- Robert Pete Williams.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1914-03-14
- date of death
- 1980-12-31
- start of work period
- 1980-00-00
- Commons category
- Robert Pete Williams
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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Robert Pete Williams (* 14. März 1914 in Zachary, Louisiana; † 31. Dezember 1980 in , Louisiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluesgitarrist und -sänger, dessen Spielweise sich durch ungewöhnliche Gitarrenstimmungen und musikalische Strukturen auszeichnete. Seine Kompositionen handeln häufig von der Zeit, die er im Gefängnis verbracht hat. Sein Song „I've Grown So Ugly“ ist 1967 von Captain Beefheart auf dessen LP Safe as Milk, 2004 von den Black Keys gecovert worden.
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