Elliott, Grandpa, 1944-2022
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Grandpa Elliott, 1944-2022
Small, Elliott, 1944-2022
Remus, Uncle, 1944-2022
Uncle Remus, 1944-2022
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Street musicians
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found: Original recordings 1961-1986, 1986?:label (Grandpa Elliott)
found: Wikipedia, Apr. 3, 2014(Grandpa Elliott; Grandpa Elliott Small, born Elliot Small in 1944, also known as Uncle Remus, is a veteran street-musician in New Orleans, Louisiana) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grandpa_Elliott found: Wikipedia, viewed June 3, 2022:under "Grandpa Elliott" (born July 10, 1944 in New Orleans, died March 8, 2022 in Jefferson, Louisiana. Taught himself to play the harmonica and learned to dance from watching Fred Astaire movies. Moved to New York to tap dance on Broadway, where his mother was killed by the man they were living with. Became a professional entertainer in New York, recorded singles in New Orleans and in New York. Became blind in both eyes due to glaucoma in 2005. Featured on recording engineer and producer Mark Johnson's Playing for Change project.)
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2014-04-09: new
2023-12-29: revised
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