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Joseph Spence

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Born
3 August 1910
Died
18 March 1984 (aged 73)
Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910, Andros, Bahamas - March 18, 1984, Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal, The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Woody Mann and Olu Dara, in addition to the British guitarist John Renbourn, were influenced by and have recorded variations of his arrangements of gospel and Bahamian songs. The earliest recordings of Joseph Spence were made on Spence's porch by folk musicologist Samuel Charters. These were released by F… read more
Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910, Andros, Bahamas - March 18, 1984, Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal, The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Woody Mann and … read more
Joseph Spence (August 3, 1910, Andros, Bahamas - March 18, 1984, Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamian guitarist and singer. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. Several American musicians, including Taj Mahal, The Grateful Dead, Ry Cooder, Woody Mann and Olu Dara, in addition to the British guitarist John Renbourn, were influ… read more

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1 Play track The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958 Jump In the Line
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2 Play track Bahamian Guitarist Coming In On a Wing and a Prayer
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3 Play track The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958 Brownskin Gal
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4 Play track The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958 There Will Be a Happy Meeting in Glory
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5 The Music Never Stopped: Roots of the Grateful Dead I Bid You Good Night
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6 Play track Happy All the Time Out on the Rolling Sea
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7 Play track Happy All the Time Bimini Gal
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8 Play track The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958 I'm Going to Live That Life
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9 Play track Complete Folkways Recordings Face to Face That I Shall Know Him
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10 Play track The Complete Folkways Recordings 1958 The Lord Is My Shepherd
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Albums

  1. 2,008 listeners

    1 Jan 1964 · 9 tracks

    Happy All the Time
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  2. 1,430 listeners

    1990 · 21 tracks

    Bahamian Guitarist
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  3. 1,400 listeners

    1 Jan 1980 · 12 tracks

    Living on the Hallelujah Side
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  4. 960 listeners

    12 Jul 1992 · 9 tracks

    Joseph Spence: The Complete Folkways Recordings, 1958
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