Tampa Red, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tampa Red

American Chicago blues musician

Date of Birth: 08-Jan-1904

Place of Birth: Smithville, Georgia, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-1981

Profession: pianist, musician, guitarist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Hudson Whittaker (born Hudson Woodbridge, January 8, 1903 – March 19, 1981), known as Tampa Red, was an American Chicago blues musician. Tampa Red is best known as a blues guitarist who had a distinctive single-string slide style.
His songwriting and his bottleneck technique influenced other leading Chicago blues guitarists, such as Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Nighthawk and Muddy Waters, and many others, including Elmore James and Mose Allison.
In a career spanning over 30 years he also recorded pop, R&B and hokum songs.
His best-known recordings include "Anna Lou Blues", "Black Angel Blues", "Crying Won't Help You", "It Hurts Me Too", and "Love Her with a Feeling".