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  1. Robert Pete Williams (March 14, 1914 – December 31, 1980) was an American Louisiana blues musician. His music characteristically employed unconventional structures and guitar tunings, and his songs are often about the time he served in prison.

  2. Jul 3, 2007 · Robert Pete Williams, bluesman from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, captured here in the process of improvising a new composition, Scrap Iron Blues, in 1971. Not only does he describe his current job,...

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  3. Jan 31, 2010 · Robert Pete Williams (born 1914), author of Grown So Ugly Covered in 1967 by Captain Beefhart and his Magic Band (arrangement by Ry Cooder) This cover was then recovered by The Black Keys in...

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  4. Explore Robert Pete Williams's discography including top tracks, albums, and reviews. Learn all about Robert Pete Williams on AllMusic.

  5. Louisiana bluesman Robert Pete Williams performing Old Girl At My Door at his home in Baton Rouge in 1971. Narration by Beat poet Ted Joans.

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  6. Robert Pete Williams made his first recordings in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola in 1959 while serving time for murder.

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  8. Mar 15, 1981 · Robert Pete Williams, a powerful blues singer whose music helped win him a pardon from the state penitentiary, has died at the age of 66. Mr. Williams suffered heart trouble and cancer for...

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