HUNTER, JOE.

HUNTER, (IVORY) JOE. Bluesman (1911 in Kirbyville, Texas; 8 November 1974 in Memphis, Tennessee). Little is known of his early career except that he was an itinerant blues entertainer in Texas. In 1933 he recorded for the Library of Congress folk-music program as Ivory Joe White; during the 1930s he went to California and there began recording in 1937 for professional labels. In 1945 he formed his own record company, organizing The Three Blazers to record with him— Charles BrownCharles Brown...