1. Frank Hutchison was an American early country blues and Piedmont blues musician and songwriter.
10 Facts About Frank Hutchison
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Frank Hutchison is said to have walked with a limp, possibly as a result of a mining accident.
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Between 1926 and 1929, Frank Hutchison recorded forty-one sides for Okeh, of which nine were unissued.
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Frank Hutchison performed in the "Okeh Medicine Show," released by Okeh in 1929.
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The store burned down, Frank Hutchison lost everything and reportedly developed alcohol problems after that.
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Frank Hutchison worked as a riverboat entertainer on the Ohio River and eventually moved to Columbus, Ohio.
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Frank Hutchison died in 1945 at a Dayton, Ohio hospital, of liver disease, aged 48.
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Frank Hutchison is buried in a hillside family cemetery in Lake, West Virginia.
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Frank Hutchison is considered to be one of the finest performers of the "white country blues" genre of early folk music.
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Frank Hutchison was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of fame in 2018.