Snooky Pryor

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Born
15 September 1921
Died
18 October 2006 (aged 85)
Snooky Pryor (September 15, 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records in the late 1940s and early '50s he did not utilize this method. Career: James Edward Pryor was born in Lambert, Mississippi and developed a Delta blues style influenced by both Sonny Boy Williamson I and Sonny Boy Williamson II. He moved to Chicago around 1940. While serving in the U.S. Army he w… read more
Snooky Pryor (September 15, 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records in the l… read more
Snooky Pryor (September 15, 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in his hands along with the harmonica, although on his earliest records in the late 1940s and early '50s he did not utilize this method. Career: J… read more

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1 Play track Shake My Hand Work With Me Annie
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2 Play track Snooky Crazy 'Bout My Baby
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3 Play track In This Mess Up To My Chest Bury You In A Paper Sack
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4 Too Cool To Move Keyhole In Your Door
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5 In This Mess Up To My Chest Can I Get a Witness?
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6 Play track Shake My Hand Telephone Blues
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7 An Introduction To Snooky Pryor Snooky and Moody's Boogie
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8 Play track Real Fine Boogie Boogy Fool
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9 Play track Mind Your Own Business Shake Your Boogie
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10 Too Cool To Move Bottle It Up and Go
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Albums

  1. 12,800 listeners

    1 Mar 1987 · 12 tracks

    Snooky
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  2. 10,970 listeners

    9 Feb 1999 · 11 tracks

    Shake My Hand
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  3. 6,598 listeners

    5 Sep 1991 · 13 tracks

    Too Cool To Move
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  4. 5,451 listeners

    1996 · 12 tracks

    Mind Your Own Business
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