(1911-09-08)September 8, 1911 Johns Island, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States
Died
September 16, 1988(1988-09-16) (aged 77) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Genres
New York blues
Occupation(s)
Singer, washboard player
Instrument(s)
Vocals, washboard
Years active
1935–1988
Musical artist
Joseph Doctor (September 8, 1911 – September 16, 1988), known as Washboard Doc, was an American New York blues musician, who specialised in playing the washboard.[1] He recorded with Victoria Spivey, Alec Seward, Paul Oscher, Screamin' Jay Hawkins and Big Joe Turner among others.[2]
^Colin Larkin, ed. (1995). The Guinness Who's Who of Blues (Second ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 367. ISBN 0-85112-673-1.
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