Tommy Bankhead (October 24, 1931 – December 16, 2000) was an American Delta blues guitarist and singer who played with Howlin' Wolf, Sonny Boy Williamson I, Elmore James (his cousin),[1] Joe Willie Wilkins, Robert Nighthawk, and Joe Hill Louis.
He formed his own bands, the Landrockers then the Blues Eldorados, and performed around clubs in the city.
[4] Bankhead was a fixture in St. Louis blues for over fifty years, playing with musicians such as Little Milton, Oliver Sain, Ike Turner, Henry Townsend, and Albert King.
[2] Bankhead died in St. Louis of respiratory failure due to emphysema on December 16, 2000.
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