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DeFORD BAILEY: A LEGEND LOST Photos of DeFord Bailey Courtesy of, L-R: Dennis Wile; Les Leverett; David Morton
 
TIMELINE
BIOGRAPHY
MUSIC

MUSIC
INFLUENCES | PLAYING STYLE | SONGS | HARMONICA

Influences
Black Hillbilly Music
Early 1920's Music

Playing Style
DeFord's Playing Style
Influencing Others

Songs
List of Songs
Recordings
Samples of DeFord's Music

Harmonica
The Popular Harp
DeFord Bailey:"A harp ought to talk just like you and me...You got to learn how to make it talk in all sorts of ways. I can make it say whatever I want to."
DeFord Bailey: Photo Courtesy of David Morton Personal Collection

 

 

 

 
 

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