Cornell Dupree at the Bottom Line, "Blues" 2000

Cornell Dupree at the Bottom Line, Blues. Video prodcued by Larry Blumenstein Video Productions. Contact: [email protected], 917-817-2112. (Copyright 2000) (c). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- James Allen Smith From the Heart... One of the best!!!! A Long time friend..... ____________________________________________________________________ Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 -- May 8, 2011) was an American jazz and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with Bill Withers, Donny Hathaway, King Curtis and Steve Gadd, appeared on David Letterman, and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar: Rhythm and Blues Guitar ISBN 0-634-00149-3. He reputedly recorded on 2,500 sessions. Biography Dupree began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on albums by Aretha Franklin (Aretha Live at Fillmore West) and King Curtis as a member of Curtis's band "The King Pins" (having grown up with King Curtis in Fort Worth, Texas). He appeared on the 1969 Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó recording, and on recordings with Archie Shepp, Grover Washington, Jr., Snooky Young and Miles Davis.