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Source Collection
Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0475.07353_01.002
Description
Willie "61" Blackwell was a blues guitarist and pianist. He cut a few pre-war blues records and was later "rediscovered" in the mid-1960s Blues revival. Blackwell took his nickname "61" from Highway 61.
Date Created
6-22-2021
Date
1972-12-06
Recommended Citation
"Willie "61" Blackwell, 1971" (2021). Music. 36.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mpressscimitar3/36
Keywords
Blues (music)--Tennessee--Memphis, Blackwell, Willie
