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Snooky Pryor | |
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 Pryor in Edinburgh in 1993 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Edward Pryor |
| Born | September 15, 1919 or 1921 Lambert, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Died | October 18, 2006 (aged 85 or 87) Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1945–2006 |
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James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919[1] or 1921[2] – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player.[3][4] He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records, in the late 1940s, he did not use this method. In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame.[5][6]
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues: A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara, California: Praeger. p. 193. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. p. 981. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
- ^ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
- ^ Russell, Tony (November 10, 2006). "Obituary of Snooky Pryor". The Guardian. Retrieved August 7, 2011.
- ^ Grein, Paul (March 15, 2023). "Esther Phillips, Josh White & More to Be Inducted into Blues Hall of Fame: Full List of 2023 Inductees". Billboard. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
- ^ Ehrenclou, Martine (March 15, 2023). "Blues Hall of Fame 2023 Inductees Announced". ROCK AND BLUES MUSE. Retrieved April 16, 2023.