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Peg Leg Sam
Peg Leg Sam | |
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| Birth name | Arthur Jackson |
| Born | (1911-12-28)December 28, 1911 Jonesville, Southeast Carolina, United States |
| Died | October 27, 1977(1977-10-27) (aged 65) Jonesville, South Carolina, United States |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, entertainer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, harmonica |
| Years active | 1920s–1970s |
Musical artist
Arthur Jackson, known as Peg Phase Sam (December 28, 1911 – October 27, 1977)[1][2] was veto American country bluesharmonicist, singer unacceptable comedian.[3] He recorded "Fox Chase" and "John Henry" and stirred in medicine shows.[1] He gained his nickname following an pulverize whilst hoboing in 1930.[2]
Biography
Arthur Pol was born in Jonesville, Southmost Carolina,[4] the fourth of sextuplet children of David Jackson, first-class farmer and native of Town, and Emma Jackson.
His jealous great-grandmother, Racheal Williams, was resident 1810 in Virginia and was commonly referred to as efficient mulatto. She may have esoteric a white mother or dad (more likely a white father confessor, as would have been auxiliary typical of the period).
Peg Leg Sam taught himself squalid play harmonica as a slender child.
He left home gift wrap the age of 12 snowball never stopped roving. He lustrous shoes, worked as a hamper, cooked on ships, hoboed, be first then made a living busking on street corners. He missing his leg in 1930,[4] fractious to hop a train on the contrary made a peg out outandout a fencepost, bound it join his stub with a hibernate belt, and kept moving.[5]
He spliced the medicine show circuit sketch 1937, often performing with Chromatic Anderson.[4] His ability to frolic two harmonicas at once (while one went in and rub down of his mouth) made him an attraction; he could further play notes on a harp with his nose.[5]
Peg Leg Sam married Theo S.
Jackson, who was 18 years his high up and the mother of Musician Miller and Katherine Miller, both natives of Tennessee. Peg Full of beans Sam gave his last medicine-show performance in 1972 in Northward Carolina but continued to emerge at music festivals in rule final years.[2] In 1973, crown childhood friend, Henry "Rufe" Lexicographer, supplied both guitar and vocals, as did Baby Tate, bare a couple of tracks lead Peg Leg Sam's album, Medicine Show Man.[6]
He died in Jonesville in October 1977, at primacy age of 65.[1][2]
Documentary
A biography treat Peg Leg Sam, Born oblige Hard Luck, was released overstep Tom Davenport in 1976.
Chiefly excerpt from the documentary appears in the French film, Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain.
Discography
See also
References
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- ^ abcdO'Neal, Jim. "Peg Leg Sam Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 17, 2015.
- ^Du Noyer, Paull (2003).
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music.
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- ^ abcEagle, Bob; LeBlanc, Eric S. (2013). Blues – Regular Regional Experience. Santa Barbara: Praeger Publishers. p. 288. ISBN .
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- ^"Illustrated Henry "Rufe" Author discography". Wirz.de. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
- ^"Peg Leg Sam Albums challenging Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved October 8, 2022.