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1926 births
1984 deaths
American blues singers
American female singers
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Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Summary Of: Willie Mae Thornton
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Montgomery, Alabama
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USA
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Los Angeles, California
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USA
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Genre(s)
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Rhythm and blues
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Texas blues
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Singer
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Songwriter
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Instrument(s)
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drums
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Harmonica
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Label(s)
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Peacock
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Arhoolie
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Mercury
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Vanguard
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Ace Records (UK)
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Muddy Waters
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Lightnin' Hopkins
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December 11
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1926
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July 25
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1984
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rhythm and blues
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Hound Dog
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Billboard R&B charts
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Elvis Presley
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Freddie Bell and the Bellboys
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Ball 'n' Chain
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Janis Joplin
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Montgomery, Alabama
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Baptist
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church
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minister
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Houston, Texas
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Peacock Records
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Johnny Otis
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Hound Dog
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Los Angeles
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Johnny Otis
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Junior Parker
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Esther Phillips
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blues
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Johnny Ace
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Muddy Waters
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James Cotton
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Otis Spann
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Luther Johnson
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Lightnin' Hopkins
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Larry Williams
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Hound Dog
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Wade in the Water
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Little Red Rooster
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Ball 'n' Chain
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Vanguard Records
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George "Harmonica" Smith
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Monterey Jazz Festival
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San Francisco Blues Festival
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Europe
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Arhoolie
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New York City
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Apollo Theater
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Ball 'n' Chain
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July 25
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1984
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Los Angeles
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Johnny Otis
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Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Bessie Smith
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Memphis Minnie
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Ma Rainey
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Hounddog
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Jill Scott
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ISBN 0465000711
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ISBN 0141001453
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ISBN 0879308850
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ISBN 0823076776
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ISBN 0810391775
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ISBN 1580050786
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Categories
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1926 births
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1984 deaths
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American blues singers
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American female singers
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Blues Hall of Fame inductees
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People from Montgomery, Alabama
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Burials at Inglewood Park Cemetery
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Template computed age
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