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Erbie Bowser

1918–1995

United States

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Erbie Bowser (May 5, 1918 – August 15, 1995) was an American blues pianist and singer. Bowser was born in Davilla, Texas, moving with his parents to Palestine, Texas as a child. He grew up in a musical family, and learned piano, joining the North Carolina Cotton Pickers Review in his teens.

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