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"Tampa Red" Whittaker (1904-1981)

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Encyclopedia article about Tampa Red. Also known as "the Guitar Wizard," the blues musician Tampa Red was a master of the slide guitar and one of the most prominent figures of the Chicago, Illinois, blues scene during the 1930s and 1940s. Though little known today, he was a popular and influential performer whose recording career extended from 1928 to 1960.
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