1921 - 2006
Snooky Pryor American Writer
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Details
| First Name |
Snooky
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| Last Name |
Pryor
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| Birthday |
15th September, 1921
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| Birthplace |
Lambert, Mississippi United States
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| Died |
18th October, 2006
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| Place of Death |
Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, carpenter, soldier
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Blues, delta blues, Chicago blues
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| Music Genre |
Blues
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| Year(s) Active |
1945–2006
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| Music Style |
Chicago Blues, Electric Chicago Blues, Harmonica Blues, Regional Blues, Modern Electric Blues
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| Music Mood |
Passionate, Fiery, Rowdy, Plaintive, Intense, Gritty, Playful
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| Instrument |
Harmonica, Drums, Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Blues harp, Harmonica, Bugle
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| Record Label |
Vee Jay Records, Virgin Records, ABC Records, Blind Pig Records, Telarc Records, Electro-Fi Records, Vee-Jay, Virgin, ABC, Blind Pig, Telarc, Electro-Fi
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| Associated Acts |
Floyd Jones, Moody Jones, Sunnyland Slim, Eddie Taylor, Johnny "Man" Young, Leroy Foster (musician), Homesick James
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James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records, in the late 1940s, he did not use this method. In 2023, he was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame.
