Grandpa Elliott
Appearance
Grandpa Elliott | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Elliott Small |
Also known as | Uncle Remus |
Born | Louisiana, U.S. | July 10, 1944
Died | March 8, 2022 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 77)
Occupation(s) | Street musician |
Instruments | Harmonica |
Grandpa Elliott (born Elliot Small; July 10, 1944 – March 8, 2022), also known as Uncle Remus, was an American street-musician in New Orleans. He played the harmonica and sang. He was a street icon in New Orleans.[1]
Small died from problems caused by a skin infection on March 8, 2022, at the age of 77.[2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Tomko, Gene (2020). Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel. Baton Rouge: LSU Press. p. 116. ISBN 9780807169322.
- ↑ CLAPP, JAKE. "'Grandpa' Elliott Small, long-standing French Quarter musician, has died". NOLA.com. Retrieved March 8, 2022.