White, Joshua 'Josh' Daniel 11.feb.1914-5.sep.1969 USA South Carolina, Greenville - NY Long Island, Manhasset (during heart surgery)
blues, gospel and folk singer, guitarist, sang as child in the choir of his father's church, 1932 made his first recording in New York City, 1943 sang at Cafe Society Downtown in New York, 1950s he widely toured the world ; son of Denis White and Daisy Elisabeth Humphrey

[Grove 1986 and 2002 give erroneously born 1915 ; Eileen Southern 1981 gives erroneously born 1908 ; his son Josh White jr. (New York City 30.nov.1940-) gives born 1914 ; the 1920 and 1930 census both give born 1914 when he lived with his grandparents Humphreys in Greenville]

Title Parts


[P] Black and evil blues
Josh White voice and guitar. r1930s

[P] Howlin' woolf blues
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[P] Geenville cheek
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[P] Double crossing woman
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[P] Silicoses is killing me
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[P] Badly mistreated man
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