Tampa Red
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Death | 44 years ago |
| Date of birth | January 8,1903 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Born | Smithville |
| Georgia | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | March 19,1981 |
| Died | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Full name | Hudson Woodbridge |
| Albums | Don't Tampa With The Blues |
| Record labels | RCA Records |
| Bluebird Records | |
| Vocalion Records | |
| Document Records | |
| Yazoo Records | |
| Listen artist | www.youtube.com |
| Instruments | Slide Guitar; Kazoo |
| Labels | Vocalion |
| Skos genre | Blues |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 531261 |
Tampa Red Life story
Hudson Whittaker, known as Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James.