Yank Rachell

Yank Rachell
Rachell performing in Hamburg, Germany, February 1978
Background information
Birth nameJames A. Rachel
Born(1910-03-16)March 16, 1910
near Brownsville, Tennessee, U.S.
DiedApril 9, 1997(1997-04-09) (aged 87)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
GenresCountry blues
Instruments
  • Mandolin
  • guitar
Years active1929–1997

Yank Rachell (born James A. Rachel; March 16, 1910 – April 9, 1997) was an American country blues musician who has been called an "elder statesman of the blues". His career as a performer spanned nearly seventy years, from the late 1920s to the 1990s.

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