Tampa Red

USA, 1928–1960

American blues guitarist (1903-1981), billed as the Guitar Wizard. His clean single-string bottleneck playing ran from hokum records of the 1920s to the early Chicago blues.

MusicRoots documents 0 artists who influenced Tampa Red and 1 artist Tampa Red influenced in turn. Every connection cites a published source.

Which artists did Tampa Red influence?

• Elmore James — James learned from the records of master slide guitarist Tampa Red — the single-string bottleneck fluency behind his own attack.