Eddie Kirkland
Eddie Kirkland (born August 16, 1923 in Jamaica , † February 27, 2011 in Crystal River , Florida ) was an African American blues musician .
As a singer, harmonica player and guitarist, he was a representative of the electric blues genre . From 1949 to 1962 he was manager and accompanist for John Lee Hooker ; he can be heard as the second guitarist on many of his recordings from this period. In 1962 and 1963 he was guitarist and band leader for Otis Redding . In the second half of the 1960s he worked as a car mechanic. From 1970 he was rediscovered as a blues musician. Until his death he toured almost continuously and released numerous recordings. Eddie Kirkland died in a car accident in Florida at the age of 87.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Steve Gronda, "Eddie Kirkland, Detroit Was Flooded With the Blues". Juke Blues : Volume 4, Spring 1986.
- ^ Tony Russell, "The Blues - From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray," 1997 p. 132. ISBN 1-85868-255-X .
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| SURNAME | Kirkland, Eddie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jamaica |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 27, 2011 |
| Place of death | Crystal River , Florida |