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Birth name | James Arthur Hanks |
Born | Vance County, North Carolina, United States | April 30, 1928
Died | April 15, 2016 Durham, North Carolina, United States | (aged 87)
Genres | Piedmont blues[1] |
Occupation(s) | Guitarist, singer |
Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1940s–2016 |
Labels | Music Maker |
James Arthur "Boo" Hanks[2] (April 30, 1928 – April 15, 2016)[3] was an American Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. He was billed as the last of the Piedmont blues musicians.[4]
Hanks recorded two albums in his lifetime, Pickin' Low Cotton (2007) and Buffalo Junction (2012), both released by the Music Maker record label.[5] A one-time farmer, who grew up in and lived most of his adult life around Buffalo Junction, Virginia, Hanks appeared at the Roots of American Music Festival at the Lincoln Center, shared a bill with Patti Smith, was covered by The New York Times, and performed at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; plus he toured in both the US and Europe.[4]
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