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Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis (May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together, later referred to as "Mr & Mrs Country Music". One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings". He was able to play many stringed instruments with great facility. However, he specialized in dazzling guitar virtuosity.

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  • Joe Maphis (de)
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  • Otis W. „Joe“ Maphis (* 12. Mai 1921 in Suffolk, Virginia; † 27. Juni 1986) war ein US-amerikanischer Country- und Rockabilly-Musiker. Er gilt als einer der virtuosesten Gitarristen seiner Zeit und beeinflusste andere Country- wie auch Rockabilly-Gitarristen gleichermaßen enorm. Sein Beiname war „King of the Strings“ („König der Saiten“). (de)
  • Otis Wilson "Joe" Maphis (May 12, 1921 – June 27, 1986), was an American country music guitarist. He married singer Rose Lee Maphis in 1953 and they performed together, later referred to as "Mr & Mrs Country Music". One of the flashiest country guitarists of the 1950s and 1960s, Joe Maphis was known as "The King of the Strings". He was able to play many stringed instruments with great facility. However, he specialized in dazzling guitar virtuosity. (en)
  • Otis W. "Joe" Maphis (Suffolk (Virginia), 12 mei 1921 – 27 juni 1986) was een Amerikaanse gitarist, country- en rockabillymuzikant. (nl)
  • Joe Maphis o Otis W. Maphis (1921-1986). Se casó en el año 1948 con Rose Lee Maphis. Fue un guitarrista bombazo en los Estados Unidos durante las décadas de los 50s y los 60s. Joe Maphis era llamado "El Rey de las Cuerdas" o en inglés "The King of the Strings" debido a la facilidad que tocaba los cordófonos. Pero sin embargo él se especializó en tocar la guitarra de una manera virtuosa. Empezó trabajando en un grupo de música muy ruidoso denominado "Dim Lights, Thick Smoke" en la ciudad de Bakersfield en el estado americano de California y tocando para celebridades como Johnny Burnette, The Collins Kids, Wanda Jackson, Rose Maddox o Ricky Nelson. Influyó en otros guitarristas y músicos como Merle Travis, Jimmy Bryant o Chet Atkins. Lo conocían especialmente por su arte tocando la guitarra (es)
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  • Joe Maphis (en)
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  • Otis Wilson Maphis (en)
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  • Nashville, Tennessee, US (en)
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  • Suffolk, Virginia, US (en)
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