George Reneau
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Details
| Alternative Name |
George Hobson
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| Birthday |
18th May, 1902
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| Birthplace |
Dandridge, Tennessee, U.S.
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| Died |
5th June, 1938
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| Place of Death |
Knoxville, Tennessee
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, street performer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Country, traditional, gospel
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| Year(s) Active |
1920s–1930s
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, guitar, harmonica, banjo
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| Record Label |
Vocalion, Edison, Regal, Domino, Silvertone
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George McKinley Reneau (May 18, 1902 – June 5, 1938) was an American blind street musician who became one of country music's earliest recording artists. Known as "The Blind Musician of the Smoky Mountains", Reneau recorded more than 50 songs on the Vocalion and Edison labels in the mid-1920s. While he is credited on his early recordings as a solo artist on vocals, guitar and harmonica, the singing on many if not most of his songs was by an uncredited Gene Austin, a vaudville performer and Tin Pan Alley composer who would become one of the most successful recording artists of the era.
