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J.B. Hutto

CTL-P-0364 · Person

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Slide guitarist; Hawks

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Slide guitarist; Hawks

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Slide guitarist Joseph Benjamin 'J.B.' Hutto, born August 29, 1926, in Elko, South Carolina (the birthplace determined from his passport application, per the source); his blues career began in Chicago, where he cut his first records for the Chance label in 1954; after Hound Dog Taylor's death he toured with Taylor's HouseRockers; died in Harvey, Illinois, on June 12, 1983 (Blues Foundation Hall of Fame biography text).

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