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Bee Houston
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Bee Houston (San Antonio, Texas, US, 19 April 1938 - 19 March 1991, Los Angeles, California, USA) was an American blues singer, guitarist and bandleader. Edward "Bee" Houston ran a band in San Antonio and did back-up work for visiting artists such as Brook Benton, Little Willie John, Junior Parker and Bobby Bland. His playing was influenced by Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown and B.B. King. In 1961 he moved to the west coast, and played with McKinley Mitchell, ‘Little’ Johnny Taylor and Big Mama Thornton, he played on Big Mama Thornton’s “Ball and Chain” (1968). Bee Houston released one album “The Hustler” on Arhoolie Records. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.