Othar Turner

Othar Turner
Veteran bluesman Othar Turner was the last surviving master of the Mississippi backcountry fifeanddrum tradition. He was born in 1908, spending his adult life as a sharecropper in the city of Como, an area several miles northeast of the Delta region which also gave rise to musicians including Fred McDowell, R.L. Burnside, and Junior Kimbrough. Beginning his performing career around 1923, Turner initially played the blues as well before picking up the thread of the fifeanddrum tradition, a...
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Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band Everybody Hollerin' Goat
Everybody Hollerin' Goat - Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
By: Othar Turner & the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Turner, Othar Shimmy She Wobble, Bounceball, Short'nin/Henduck
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Otha Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars From Senegal to Senatobia
From Senegal to Senatobia - Otha Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars
By: Otha Turner & the Afrossippi Allstars
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by Turner, Othar Shimmy She Wobble, Station Blues, Bounce Ball
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