Pat Hare
Pat Hare (born December 20, 1930 in Cherry Valley , Arkansas , † September 26, 1980 in St. Paul , Minnesota ), actually Auburn Hare , was an American blues and rockabilly guitarist and singer.
In the late 1940s, Hare played in Memphis in the band Howlin 'Wolf . In 1953 he played guitar on James Cotton's first hit single , My Baby / Straighten Out Baby and Cotton Crop Blues / Hold Me in Your Arms . In the mid-1950s, Hare worked with Junior Parker . In 1957 he made recordings with Bobby "Blue" Bland , including the hit Farther On Up The Road . In the late 1950s he was a member of the band of Muddy Waters in Chicago , with whom he recorded Live at Newport in 1960. In 1962, Hare went to Minneapolis , where he performed with George "Mojo" Buford .
Actually a rather calm person, Hare easily lost his temper when he drank. In 1964 he was convicted of the murder of his girlfriend and a police officer (the act had happened in 1962) and spent the rest of his life behind bars, where he died of cancer in 1980. Ironically, in 1954 he had recorded a track called I'm Gonna Murder My Baby , in which he sang: Yes, I'm gonna murder my baby (yeah, I'm tellin 'the truth now)' Cause she don't do nothin 'but cheat and lie .
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| SURNAME | Hare, Pat |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hare, Auburn (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American blues and rockabilly guitarist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 20, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cherry Valley , Arkansas |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 26, 1980 |
| Place of death | St. Paul , Minnesota |