Irene Scruggs
Country blues, Musical Artist
1901 – 1981
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Who was Irene Scruggs?
Irene Scruggs was an American Piedmont blues and country blues singer, who was also billed as Chocolate Brown and Dixie Nolan. She recorded songs such as "My Back to the Wall" and "Good Grindin", and variously worked alongside Clarence Williams, Joe "King" Oliver, Lonnie Johnson, Little Brother Montgomery, Albert Nicholas, and Kid Ory. Scruggs achieved some success but today remains largely forgotten.
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- Born
- Dec 7, 1901
Mississippi - Also known as
- Scruggs, Irene
- Profession
- Died
- Jul 20, 1981
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on July 23, 2013
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