Blind Roosevelt Graves | |
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Birth name | Le Moise Roosevelt Graves |
Born | Rose Hill[1][2] or Summerland,[3] Mississippi, U.S. | December 9, 1909
Died | December 30, 1962 Gulfport, Mississippi, U.S. | (aged 53)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation | Musician |
Instruments | |
Years active | 1920s - 1930s[1] |
Le Moise Roosevelt Graves[3] (December 9, 1909 – December 30, 1962),[1] credited as Blind Roosevelt Graves, was an American blues guitarist and singer, who recorded both sacred and secular music in the 1920s and 1930s.[1]