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Birth name: William McKinley
Born: March 8, 1902 or 1904
Died: 1966
Jazz Gillum was an American blues harmonica player
Gillum was born in Indianola, Mississippi. He ran away from home at age seven and for the next few years lived in Charleston, Mississippi, working and playing for tips on street corners. He moved to Chicago in 1923, where he met the guitarist Big Bill Broonzy.[2] The duo started working at nightclubs around the city.[3] By 1934 Gillum was recording for ARC Records and Bluebird Records.
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