D.C. Minner
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BornJanuary 28, 1935,
Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States
DiedMay 6, 2008 (aged 73)
Oklahoma, United States
GenresBlues, blues-rock
Occupation(s)Musician, singer-songwriter
D.C. Minner | |
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 D.C. Minner at his Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival. | |
| Background information | |
| Born | January 28, 1935, Rentiesville, Oklahoma, United States |
| Died | May 6, 2008 (aged 73) Oklahoma, United States |
| Genres | Blues, blues-rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, vocals, bass guitar |
| Years active | 1950–2008 |
| Website | The Official D.C. Minner Site |
D.C. Minner (January 28, 1935 – May 6, 2008)[1] was an American blues musician, teacher, and philosopher who was known for sharing music with children and adults alike throughout Oklahoma and beyond.
Born in Rentiesville, Oklahoma, he performed with O. V. Wright, Freddie King, Chuck Berry, Eddie Floyd and Bo Diddley, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame in 1999. He owned the 'Down Home Blues Club' in Rentiesville, where he and his wife Selby Minner held a long-running annual blues festival, the 'Dusk 'til Dawn Blues Festival'.[1][2] The couple had won an international KBA from the Blues Foundation in Memphis for their BITS (Blues in the Schools) work with children.[3]
