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Roy Book Binder

American blues guitarist

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born: 1941
died: 2026
age at death: 84
known for: songwriter, singer, guitarist

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Roy Alan Bookbinder, known professionally as Roy Book Binder, was an American blues guitarist, singer-songwriter and storyteller. A student and friend of the Reverend Gary Davis, he was equally at home with blues and ragtime. He was known to shift from open tunings to slide arrangements to original compositions, with both traditional and self-styled licks. His storytelling was another characteristic that made his style unique.

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