Eaglin, Snooks
(*1936)> GUITARIST · SINGER
Eaglin, Snooks Ford Eaglin Jr., 21 January 1936; New Orleans, LA Guitarist, singer. Arguably the most musically eclectic in a scene famous for musical eclecticism, Eaglin, known as the “human jukebox” to his fans, used his omnivorous appetite for esoteric material and his encyclopedic knowledge of American music styles to fashion a unique blues identity. The sightless Eaglin, determined to transcend the role of blind soul singer, was equally adept with early Broadway tunes and modern R&B, as…