Composer
Taj Mahal
American blues musician
b. 1942
3 works in the index
- Born
- 1942
- Birthplace
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Contemporary
Biography
Henry St. Claire Fredericks Jr. (born May 17, 1942), better known by his stage name Taj Mahal, is an American blues musician. He plays the guitar, piano, banjo, harmonica, and many other instruments along with singing and whistling, often incorporating elements of world music into his work. Mahal has done much to reshape the definition and scope of blues music over the course of his more than 50-year career by fusing it with nontraditional forms, including sounds from the Caribbean, Africa, India, Hawaii, and the South Pacific.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- blues musician; singer; banjoist; pianist; composer; guitarist; recording artist; musician
- Education
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Recorded memberships
- Rising Sons
- Genres
- blues; rhythm and blues
- Official website
- http://www.tajblues.com
- Pseudonym
- Taj Mahal
- VIAF ID
- 14958910
- ISNI
- 0000000115988398; 0000000368601286
- GND ID
- 123067480
- Library of Congress ID
- n84016462
- MusicBrainz ID
- 4f48167c-29b8-4bde-a749-6803ce0a3922
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano
- Genres represented
- Blues, Country
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 3
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She Caught The Katy And Left Me A Mule To Ride | — | — | — | — | Blues | 3 |
| Freight Train | — | — | — | Piano | Country | 1 |
| The World Inside My Guitar | — | — | — | Guitar | — | — |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 14958910. Portrait: pixgremlin: http://www.aworan.com c/o Pix Gremlin, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.