“Mance Lipscomb (1895 – 1976) Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb the name Mance is an abbreviation of emancipation and was given to him by a friend of his brother.
Born to an ex slave father and a Choctaw native American mother in Texas he spent most of his life as a tenant farmer before his singing and guitar playing career started in earnest in 1960 after a recording session during the country #blues revival period, although he had been playing most of his life at local house parties.
He died in 1976 after suffering a stroke.”
Mance Lipscomb (1895 – 1976) Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb the name Mance is an abbreviation of emancipation and was given to him by a friend of his brother.
Born to an ex slave father and a Choctaw native American mother in Texas he spent most of his life as a tenant farmer before his singing and guitar playing career started in earnest in 1960 after a recording session during the country #blues revival period, although he had been playing most of his life at local house parties.
He died in 1976 after suffering a stroke.
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