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Joe Maphis | |
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| Birth name | Otis Wilson Maphis |
| Born | May 12, 1921 Suffolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | June 27, 1986 (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Country |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Labels | Columbia |
Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis[1] (/ˈmeɪfɪs/; May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986),[2] was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together, later referred to as "Mr & Mrs Country Music".[3]
One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings".[4] He was able to play many stringed instruments with great facility.[5] However, he specialized in dazzling guitar virtuosity.
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- ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1993). The Guinness Who's Who of Country Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. pp. 259/260. ISBN 0-85112-726-6.
- ^ "Country Music's Oldest Living Links and Legends". Saving Country Music. October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
- ^ "The Vintage Guitar Gallery, "Joe Maphis"". Home.exetel.com.au.
- ^ "Video, "Pickin' and Singin'"". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021.
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