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Joe Maphis | |
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| Birth name | Otis Wilson Maphis |
| Born | May 12, 1921 Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1986 (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Country |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Labels | Columbia |
Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis[1] (/ˈmeɪfɪs/ MAY-fis; May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986),[2] was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together.
One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings".[3]
- ^ "Joe Maphis Biography". Oldies.com. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 259/260. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ "The Vintage Guitar Gallery, "Joe Maphis"". Home.exetel.com.au.