American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band
Joe Hill Louis
Louis c. 1950
Background information
Birth name
Lester Hill
Also known as
The Be-Bop Boy
The Pepticon Boy
Chicago Sunny Boy
Born
(1921-09-23)September 23, 1921 Raines, Tennessee, U.S.
Died
August 5, 1957(1957-08-05) (aged 35) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres
Blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
Instrument(s)
Guitar
vocals
harmonica
drums
Years active
1940s–1957
Labels
Phillips[1]
Sun
Checker
Modern
Meteor
Columbia[2]
Musical artist
Lester Hill (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), known professionally as Joe Hill Louis, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He was one of a small number of one-man blues bands (along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross) to have recorded commercially in the 1950s. He was also a session musician for Sun Records.
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^Russell, Tony (1997). The Blues: From Robert Johnson to Robert Cray. Dubai: Carlton Books. p. 138. ISBN 1-85868-255-X.
Lester Hill (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), known professionally as JoeHillLouis, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man...
Robertson. ISBN 978-0207958342. Louis, Joe; Barbara Munder (1988). JoeLouis: 50 Years an American Hero. New York: McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0070039551. Margolick...
JoeLouis Arena was an arena in Downtown Detroit. Completed in 1979 at a cost of US$57 million as a replacement for Olympia Stadium, it sat adjacent to...
released as singles by the RPM, and an additional two instrumentals by JoeHillLouis. The album was re-released in 1970 by United Records with the alternative...
1950s electric blues guitarists, particularly Memphis bluesmen such as JoeHillLouis, Willie Johnson and Pat Hare. Characteristics that blues rock adopted...
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use of distortion was predated by electric blues guitarists such as JoeHillLouis, Guitar Slim, Willie Johnson of Howlin' Wolf's band, and Pat Hare; the...
was adopted and named Joe Thomas Hill after being born in Pennsylvania, United States. He played in the styles of JoeHillLouis and Doctor Ross. He used...
Down" Hall. "Boogie in the Park" by JoeHillLouis, recorded in July 1950 and released in August 1950, featured Louis as a one-man band performing "one...
declamatory vocals." Musicians associated with Sun Records included JoeHillLouis, Willie Johnson and Pat Hare. Chronicle of 20th Century History edited...
Sam Phillips (no relation) decided to launch their own record label. JoeHillLouis waxed an electric blues single, "Boogie in the Park" (recorded in July...
example of rapping in blues was the 1950 song "Gotta Let You Go" by JoeHillLouis. Jazz, which developed from the blues and other African-American and...
with distortion were Willie Johnson of Howlin' Wolf, Goree Carter, JoeHillLouis, Ike Turner, Guitar Slim, and Chuck Berry. In 1954, Pat Hare produced...
by deliberately overdriving amplifiers. These included Goree Carter, JoeHillLouis, Elmore James, Ike Turner, Willie Johnson, Pat Hare, Guitar Slim, Chuck...
original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019. Jacobson, Louis (April 17, 2020). "Is Joe Biden's platform as progressive as Obama says?". PolitiFact...
an impact and folded after just one release; "Boogie in the Park" by JoeHillLouis, which sold less than 400 copies. After the failure of Phillips Records...
Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Garagiola grew up on Elizabeth Avenue in an Italian-American neighborhood in the south of the city called the Hill, just across...
was Richie Cunningham's favorite song. Joe Edwards' restaurant Blueberry Hill, on the Delmar Loop in St. Louis, Missouri, where Chuck Berry frequently...
to embarking on a UK tour. He variously worked with Forest City Joe, JoeHillLouis, Joe Willie Wilkins, Eddie Boyd, Lazy Bill Lucas, Muddy Waters, George...
King. Other Memphis blues musicians involved with Sun Records included JoeHillLouis, Willie Johnson and Pat Hare who introduced electric guitar techniques...
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