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American (Memphis-area) banjo player and vocalist. Born: September 12, 1883 or 1884 in Red Banks, Mississippi, United States Died: October 15, 1979 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States Gus helped popularize jug bands (such as his own Cannon's Jug Stompers) in the 1920s and 1930s. Recorded for Paramount under Banjo Joe in the 1920s. Born on a plantation in Red Banks, Mississippi, Cannon moved a h...
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