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Born: April 12, 1915 in Natchez, MS
Years Active: 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: December 17, 1975 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Blues

Biography:
Alligator Records, Chicago's leading contemporary blues label, might never have been launched at all if not for the crashing, slashing slide guitar antics of Hound Dog Taylor. Bruce Iglauer, then an employee of Delmark Records, couldn't convince his ...More >>

Discography: 2004 Release the Hound 1994 Freddie's Blues 1982 Genuine Houserocking Music 1975 Beware of the Dog 1973 Natural Boogie More >>

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Influenced By: Lightnin' Hopkins Elmore James More >> Followers: Tommy Cougar Studebaker John Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Frank Goldwasser Carey Bell More >>

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