Eddie Mapp
Eddie Mapp (* 1910 in Social Circle , Georgia ; † 14. November 1931 in Atlanta , Georgia) was an American blues - harmonica player . He was best known as the partner of Blind Willie McTell and Barbecue Bob .
Life
At the age of 12, Mapp performed with the guitarist Curley Weaver . The two played intermittently with the brothers Charley (known as Laughing Charley Lincoln ) and Robert Hicks (known as Barbecue Bob ). At the recommendation of Barbecue Bob, Mapp made his first recordings with the Georgia Cotton Pickers in 1929 . His first solo recording that year was Riding the Blinds . He also played the harmonica when recording various blues musicians. In 1931, a month after Barbecue Bob's death, Eddie Mapp died in a knife attack that was never cleared up.
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| SURNAME | Mapp, Eddie |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues harmonica player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Social Circle , Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 1931 |
| Place of death | Atlanta , Georgia |