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John Henry Barbee (November 14, 1905 – November 3, 1964) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Henning, Tennessee. He claimed that he was born William George Tucker and that he changed his name with the commencement of his recording career, in tribute to his favorite folk song, "The Ballad of John Henry", but this claim is not supported by census records, in which he is registered as the son of Beecher Barbee and Cora Gilford.

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  • جون هنري باربي (ar)
  • John Henry Barbee (de)
  • John Henry Barbee (en)
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  • جون هنري باربي (بالإنجليزية: John Henry Barbee)‏ هو مغني وعازف قيثارة أمريكي، ولد في 14 نوفمبر 1905 في هينينغ في الولايات المتحدة، وتوفي في 3 نوفمبر 1964 بسبب نوبة قلبية. (ar)
  • John Henry Barbee (November 14, 1905 – November 3, 1964) was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Henning, Tennessee. He claimed that he was born William George Tucker and that he changed his name with the commencement of his recording career, in tribute to his favorite folk song, "The Ballad of John Henry", but this claim is not supported by census records, in which he is registered as the son of Beecher Barbee and Cora Gilford. (en)
  • John Henry Barbee (* 14. November 1905 in Tennessee; † 3. November 1964) war ein US-amerikanischer Bluessänger und -gitarrist. Er wurde in Henning in Tennessee geboren und wuchs auf der Farm seines Vaters auf, wo er sich das Gitarrespielen selbst beibrachte. Zuerst erlangte er in seiner Region Bekanntheit als Straßenmusiker und in Kneipen und auf Partys. Seine Behauptung, als „William George Tucker“ geboren worden zu sein und sich schließlich nach einer Folk-Ballade, die er oft spielte, in „John Henry“ umbenannt zu haben, ist durch keinerlei Zensus belegt (Sein Vater war Beecher Barbee, seine Mutter Cora Gilford). Nachdem er in den 1920ern und 1930ern mit einigen Musikern zusammengespielt hatte, bot ihm die Firma Vocalion Schallplattenaufnahmen an und er nahm 1938 in Chicago seine erste Pl (de)
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