Peg Leg Howell
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| Birth name | Joshua Barnes Howell |
| Born | March 5, 1888 Eatonton, Georgia, U. S. |
| Died | August 11, 1966 (aged 78) Atlanta, Georgia, U. S. |
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| Years active | 1923 to mid-1930s, 1963 |
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Joshua Barnes Howell, known as Peg Leg Howell (March 5, 1888 – August 11, 1966), was an American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, who connected early country blues and the later 12-bar style. He was one of the first recorded artists of the Atlanta blues scene during the pre-war period, and he was also one of the first blues musicians to ever make a race record.