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Listen: The World ProgramMusician Washboard Bill Cooke playing his washboard - West Palm Beach, Florida.
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Photographer
Date
Date Note
Rights
Collection
Series 1685, PBFAIE ; Vol 4
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Projects, Instate
Washboard
Arts (Performing)--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Musical instruments
African Americans--Music
Music--Performance
Folk music--United States
Instrumentalists
African American musicians--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
African American entertainers--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
African American men--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Folk musicians--Florida--Palm Beach County--West Palm Beach
Personal Subjects
Physical Description
General Note
Born in Dupont, just south of St. Augustine on July 4, 1905. His mother ran a jook joint, where he was first exposed to music and dance. He hoboed, played street music, worked for railways, and played at nightclubs in South Florida. In 1956, he made a recording with Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry called Washboard Country Band. In 1992, he won the Florida Folk Heritage Award.
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