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Bukka White(1906-1977)

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Bukka White was born on 12 November 1906 in Houston, Mississippi, USA. He died on 26 February 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
BornNovember 12, 1906
DiedFebruary 26, 1977(70)
BornNovember 12, 1906
DiedFebruary 26, 1977(70)
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Known for

On the Road (2012)
On the Road
6.0
  • Soundtrack
  • 2012
Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, and Michael Taliferro in Life (1999)
Life
6.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 1999
One Last Chance (2004)
One Last Chance
5.8
  • Soundtrack
  • 2004
Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
Two Trains Runnin'
7.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2016

Credits

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Soundtrack

  • Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown (2024)
    A Complete Unknown
    7.3
    • writer: "Fixin' to Die"
    • 2024
  • Alan Ritchson in Reacher (2022)
    Reacher
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "Shake 'Em On Down"
    • 2022
  • Death of a Champion, Birth of a Rule: The Tony Marino Story (2016)
    Death of a Champion, Birth of a Rule: The Tony Marino Story
    Short
    • performer: "Po' Boy Blues"
    • 2016
  • Two Trains Runnin' (2016)
    Two Trains Runnin'
    7.7
    • performer: "The Panama Limited", "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • writer: "The Panama Limited", "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • 2016
  • B.B. King: The Life of Riley (2012)
    B.B. King: The Life of Riley
    7.4
    • performer: "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • writer: "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • 2012
  • On the Road (2012)
    On the Road
    6.0
    • performer: "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • writer: "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • 2012
  • Mississippi Drug War Blues: The Case of Cory Maye
    Short
    • performer: "Parchman Farm Blues", "District Attorney Blues", "Sic'em Dogs On", "Strange Place Blues"
    • 2008
  • Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten (2007)
    Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten
    7.5
    • performer: "Glory Bound Train"
    • 2007
  • Doug MacLeod: Captured Alive (2006)
    Doug MacLeod: Captured Alive
    Video
    • writer: "The New Panama Limited"
    • 2006
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • writer: "Fixin' to Die Blues"
    • 2005
  • Powers Boothe, Keith Carradine, Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, and Molly Parker in Deadwood (2004)
    Deadwood
    8.6
    TV Series
    • performer: "High Fever Blues"
    • writer: "High Fever Blues" (uncredited, uncredited)
    • 2004
  • One Last Chance (2004)
    One Last Chance
    5.8
    • performer: "Parchman Farm Blues"
    • writer: "Parchman Farm Blues"
    • 2004
  • Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Bernie Mac, and Michael Taliferro in Life (1999)
    Life
    6.8
    • performer: "Parchman Farm Blues"
    • writer: "Parchman Farm Blues"
    • 1999
  • The Devil's Music
    TV Series
    • performer: "Poor Boy", "Aberdeen Mississippi Blues"
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • November 12, 1906
    • Houston, Mississippi, USA
  • Died
    • February 26, 1977
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Relatives
      Buddy Guy(Cousin)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Cousin of Buddy Guy, and Phil Guy.
  • Quotes
    The blues originated behind the mule, but there ain't no race in it; no reason why a white boy shouldn't play blues just as good as a black boy.

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