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Freddie Spruell Lyrics
(1-10 of 10 song lyrics)Average rating for Freddie Spruell songs is 7.58/10 [142 votes]. Selected popular Freddie Spruell song of Thursday, November 21 2024 is "Way Back Down Home".
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Freddie Spruell (December 28, 1893 – June 19, 1956) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer.He was variously billed as Papa Freddie or Mr. Freddie, and he is generally regarded as the first Delta bluesman to be recorded ("Milk Cow Blues", 1926). However, both Mamie Smith (1920) and Blind Lemon Jefferson (1925), pre-dated him in waxing the first 'blues' records. Details of his life are sketchy and sometimes contradictory.Spruell was probably born in Lake Providence, Louisiana, United States, but relocated with his family to Chicago, Illinois, as a small child. His Social Security records gave his birth date as December 1893. His recordings, although classed as Delta blues, were noted for reasons of his mus...
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