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Background information | |
Birth name | Talmage Holt Farlow |
Born | Greensboro, North Carolina, U.S. | June 7, 1921
Origin | New York City |
Died | July 25, 1998 New York City, U.S. | (aged 77)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Guitar |
Years active | Late 1940s–1998 |
Labels | Norgran, Verve, Xanadu, Prestige, Blue Note, Concord |
Formerly of | Red Norvo, Artie Shaw, Great Guitars[1] |
Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921[2] – July 25, 1998)[3] was an American jazz guitarist. He was nicknamed "Octopus" because of how his large, quick hands spread over the fretboard.[citation needed]
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