Joe Maphis

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Joe Maphis was an influential American country and rockabilly guitarist, famed for his virtuosic double-neck guitar playing and session work in the 1950s and 1960s.

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Joe Maphis canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country guitarist ⓘ
human ⓘ
rockabilly guitarist ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1980s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1930s ⓘ
associatedAct Faron Young ⓘ
Johnny Cash ⓘ
Merle Travis ⓘ
Rose Lee Maphis ⓘ
Skeets McDonald ⓘ
Tex Ritter ⓘ
The Collins Kids ⓘ
Wynn Stewart ⓘ
birthName Otis W. Maphis ⓘ
causeOfDeath lung cancer ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1921-05-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1986-06-27 ⓘ
familyName Maphis ⓘ
genre country music ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ
rockabilly ⓘ
givenName Otis ⓘ
influenced Glen Campbell ⓘ
Larry Collins ⓘ
many country guitarists of the Bakersfield sound ⓘ
instrument banjo ⓘ
double-neck guitar ⓘ
guitar ⓘ
mandolin ⓘ
memberOf Joe and Rose Lee Maphis ⓘ
name Joe Maphis ⓘ
nickname The King of the Strings ⓘ
notableFor session work in the 1950s and 1960s ⓘ
virtuosic double-neck guitar playing ⓘ
notableWork Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
songwriter ⓘ
performedOn Ranch Party ⓘ
Town Hall Party ⓘ
performingPartner Rose Lee Maphis ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pocahontas, Virginia, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Nashville, Tennessee, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Columbia Records ⓘ
Starday Records ⓘ
spouse Rose Lee Maphis ⓘ
wroteSong Dim Lights, Thick Smoke (And Loud, Loud Music) ⓘ

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Joe Maphis → name → Joe Maphis ⓘ