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Ishman Bracey

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Ishman Bracey Famous memorial

Birth
Byram, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Death
12 Feb 1970 (aged 69)
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA
Burial
Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA Add to Map
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Blues Musician. He was an early figure of the Mississippi Blues Delta movement. He learned how to play the guitar at a young age and by 1910, he was playing in local dance halls, juke joints, fish fries and other events in rural Mississippi. In February 1928 h went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he recorded with Charlie McCoy on the Victor Record Label. In August 1928, he returned to Memphis once again to record some more material for Victor. He worked with such talents as The New Orleans Nehi Boys, Kid Ernest Michall, and Charles Taylor. His songs include, "Low Down Blues" "Run To Me At Night" "My Brown Mamma Blues" "Leavin' Town Blues" "Trouble Hearted Blues" "Left Alone Blues" "Mobile Stomp" "Farish Street Rag" "Jake Liquor Blues" "Saturday Blues" "Pay Me No Mind" "Suitcase Full Of Blues" "Woman Woman Blues" "Bust Up Blues" "Family Stirving" and "The Four Day Blues."
Blues Musician. He was an early figure of the Mississippi Blues Delta movement. He learned how to play the guitar at a young age and by 1910, he was playing in local dance halls, juke joints, fish fries and other events in rural Mississippi. In February 1928 h went to Memphis, Tennessee, where he recorded with Charlie McCoy on the Victor Record Label. In August 1928, he returned to Memphis once again to record some more material for Victor. He worked with such talents as The New Orleans Nehi Boys, Kid Ernest Michall, and Charles Taylor. His songs include, "Low Down Blues" "Run To Me At Night" "My Brown Mamma Blues" "Leavin' Town Blues" "Trouble Hearted Blues" "Left Alone Blues" "Mobile Stomp" "Farish Street Rag" "Jake Liquor Blues" "Saturday Blues" "Pay Me No Mind" "Suitcase Full Of Blues" "Woman Woman Blues" "Bust Up Blues" "Family Stirving" and "The Four Day Blues."

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  • Added: Mar 31, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7318058/ishman-bracey: accessed ), memorial page for Ishman Bracey (9 Jan 1901–12 Feb 1970), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7318058, citing Willow Park Cemetery, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.