Ernest Lawlars

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Ernest Lawlars was an American blues guitarist and singer best known for performing and recording with his wife, the influential blues artist Memphis Minnie.

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Ernest Lawlars canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American blues guitarist ⓘ
American blues singer ⓘ
blues musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1950s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Little Son Joe ⓘ
associatedAct Kansas Joe McCoy (through Memphis Minnie’s circle) ⓘ
linked to: Kansas Joe McCoy

Memphis Minnie ⓘ
basedIn Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
collaboratedWith Memphis Minnie ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1900-05-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1961-11-14 ⓘ
ethnicity African American ⓘ
genre Memphis blues ⓘ
blues ⓘ
country blues ⓘ
influencedBy Memphis blues tradition ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
marriagePartner Memphis Minnie ⓘ
memberOf Memphis Minnie and Little Son Joe duo ⓘ
linked to: Memphis Minnie
name Ernest Lawlars ⓘ
notableFor contributions to Memphis blues guitar accompaniment ⓘ
performing with Memphis Minnie ⓘ
recording with Memphis Minnie ⓘ
notableWork “Black Rat Swing” ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
partOf American blues scene of the 1930s and 1940s ⓘ
performedIn Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
placeOfBirth Hughes, Arkansas, United States ⓘ
linked to: Hughes, Arkansas
placeOfDeath Memphis, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Bluebird Records ⓘ
Okeh Records ⓘ
roleInEnsemble rhythm guitarist for Memphis Minnie ⓘ
spouse Memphis Minnie ⓘ
stageName Little Son Joe ⓘ
vocalStyle blues vocals ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memphis Minnie → spouse → Ernest Lawlars ⓘ
Ernest Lawlars → name → Ernest Lawlars ⓘ
Minnie McCoy → spouse → Ernest Lawlars ⓘ
Minnie McCoy → associatedAct → Ernest Lawlars ⓘ
Lizzie Douglas → spouse → Ernest Lawlars ⓘ