11 Facts About Louisiana Red

Iverson Minter, known professionally as Louisiana Red, was an American blues guitarist, harmonica player, and singer, who recorded more than 50 albums.

Louisiana Red's career includes collaborations with artists as Muddy Waters, John Lee Hooker, Eric Burdon, and others.

Louisiana Red later lived with his grandmother and an uncle in Pittsburgh.

Louisiana Red released the single "I'm Too Poor to Die" for the Glover label in 1964.

In 1994, Louisiana Red fused the blues with the urban Greek music of the bouzouki player Stelios Vamvakaris, on the album Blues Meets Rembetika.

Louisiana Red continued to tour, including regular returns to the United States, until his death.

In 2011, Louisiana Red released the album Memphis Mojo, to broad public acclaim.

Louisiana Red had a stroke on Monday and had been in a coma.

Louisiana Red appeared in the films Rockpalast, Comeback, Ballhaus Barmbek, Red and Blues and Family Meeting.

In 2005, Louisiana Red, became the central figure in the documentary film 'Red and Blues' directed by the German-Finnish filmmaker Susanna Salonen.

The documentary chronicles Louisiana Red's life touring across Germany, providing an intimate look into his experiences as an elderly African-American blues artist residing in Europe.