Tampa Red

guitare slide, vocals · 1903–1981 · Smithville (Géorgie)

Chicago blues guitarist and singer, known for his single-string slide playing on resonator guitar. Settled in Chicago around 1925, he recorded extensively from 1928, then for Victor between 1934 and 1953.

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Styles

• Blues, spirituals, work songs
• Classic blues (women singers)

Landmark tracks

• It's Tight Like That (1928)

Sources

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