Yank Rachell | |
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 Rachell performing in Hamburg, Germany, February 1978 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | James A. Rachel |
| Born | March 16, 1910 near Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | April 9, 1997 (aged 87) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. |
| Genres | Country blues |
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| Years active | 1929–1997 |
Yank Rachell (born James A. Rachel; March 16, 1910 – April 9, 1997)[1][2][3] was an American country blues musician who has been called an "elder statesman of the blues".[2][4] His career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years, from the late 1920s to the 1990s.
- ^ Eagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – A Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. pp. 240–241. ISBN 978-0313344237.
- ^ a b Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music. Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 181. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
- ^ Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club 1996–1997". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved October 6, 2015.
- ^ Ratliff, Ben (April 20, 1997). "Yank Rachell, 87, Mandolinist and Elder Statesman of the Blues". The New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2010.