Tampa Red

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Born
8 January 1904
Born In
Smithville, Lee County, Georgia, United States
Died
19 March 1981 (aged 77)
Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 - March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an influential American musician. Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string bottleneck style. His songwriting and his silky, polished slide technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy and Robert Nighthawk, as well as Muddy Waters, Elmore James, Mose Allison and many others. In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum records. He wa… read more
Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 - March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an influential American musician. Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string bottleneck style. His songwriting … read more
Tampa Red (January 8, 1904 - March 19, 1981), born Hudson Woodbridge but known from childhood as Hudson Whittaker, was an influential American musician. Tampa Red is best known as an accomplished and influential blues guitarist who had a unique single-string bottleneck style. His songwriting and his silky, polished slide technique influenced other leading Chicago… read more

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1 Play track The Guitar Wizard Anna Lou Blues
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2 Play track The Guitar Wizard It hurts me too
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3 Tampa Red Vol. 5 (1931 - 1934) You Can't Get That Stuff No More
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4 Play track Tampa Red Vol. 2 (1929) It's tight like that
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5 Great Blues Guitarsists: String Dazzlers Denver Blues
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6 Play track Don't Tampa with the Blues Let Me Play with Your Poodle
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7 Play track I'm Gonna Get High I'm Gonna Get High
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8 Tampa Red Vol. 5 (1931 - 1934) Dead Cat On The Line
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9 Play track Guitar Blues Witchin' Hour Blues
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10 Presenting Tampa Red I'm Gonna Get High with the Chicago Five
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Albums

  1. 17,676 listeners

    1993 · 17 tracks

    The Guitar Wizard
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  2. 14,848 listeners

    31 Dec 1992 · 22 tracks

    Tampa Red Vol. 11 1939-1940
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  3. 7,819 listeners

    31 Dec 1992 · 22 tracks

    Tampa Red Vol. 9 1937-1938
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  4. 5,546 listeners

    31 Dec 1990 · 24 tracks

    Tampa Red Vol. 4 (1930 - 1931)
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