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| Daddy Stovepipe: Maxwell Street (Chicago) 1963 |
Daddy Stovepipe was born in Mobile, Alabama back in 1867. He recorded solo sides and as a duet partner with his wife, Mississippi Sarah. He began performing around 1900 in Mexico with various mariachi bands. In addition to performing in Mexico, he also played in traveling minstrel shows and was active all over the southern U.S, Arizona and was a busker for many years on Maxwell Street in Chicago. He was performing there well into his nineties. In fact, his final recordings were made on the street in 1963. Here he is performing his song, "Sundown Blues"
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