Joe Hill Louis
Joe Hill Louis | |
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Louis c. 1950 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lester Hill |
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| Born | September 23, 1921 Raines, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | August 5, 1957 (aged 35) Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Genres | Blues |
| Occupation | Musician |
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| Years active | 1940s–1957 |
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Lester Hill (September 23, 1921 – August 5, 1957), known professionally as Joe Hill Louis, was an American singer, guitarist, harmonica player and one-man band. He was one of a small number of one-man blues bands (along with fellow Memphis bluesman Doctor Ross) to have recorded commercially in the 1950s. He was also a session musician for Sun Records.