Beau De Glen "Mance" Lipscomb[nb 1] (April 9, 1895 – January 30, 1976)[3] was an American blues singer, guitarist and songster.

His father left home when he was a child, so he had to leave school after the third grade to work in the fields alongside his mother.

He became an accomplished performer then and played regularly for years at local gatherings, mostly what he called "Saturday night suppers" hosted by someone in the area.

He was discovered and recorded by Mack McCormick and Chris Strachwitz in 1960, during a revival of interest in the country blues.

[3] Following his discovery by McCormick and Strachwitz, Lipscomb became an important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1960s.

He was a regular performer at folk festivals and folk-blues clubs around the United States, notably the Ash Grove in Los Angeles, California.