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Tampa Red

American Chicago blues musician (1904-1981)

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Lived 1904–1981, aged 77United States

United States MusiciansSinger / Musician

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1904–1981
Aged 77

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Updated 2026-06-22

Hudson Whittaker, better known by his stage name Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. His distinctive single-string slide guitar style, songwriting and bottleneck technique influenced other Chicago blues guitarists such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk, Muddy Waters, and Elmore James.

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