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Big Chief Ellis

Prickly insights and delicate accompaniment were the stock-in-trade of pianist and vocalist Wilbert Thirkield “Big Key” Ellis. A self-taught participant, Ellis performed at home celebrations and dances through the ’20s, after that left his indigenous Alabama. He traveled extensively for quite some time, working mainly in nonmusical careers. Following a …

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