Joseph Spence (Aug 1910 in Andros, Bahama - Mar 18, 1984 in Nassau, Bahamas) is a Bahamanian guitarist, singer and blues musician. He is well known for his vocalizations and humming while performing on guitar. He has been called the folk guitarist's Thelonious Monk by AMG ([1] (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&searchlink=JOSEPH|SPENCE&uid=MIWEB0501161715&sql=11:u1uh6j4h71e0~T1)).
JosephSpence (born August, 1910 in Andros, Bahamas - died March 18, 1984 in Nassau, Bahamas) was a Bahamanian guitarist, singer and blues musician.
Several modern folk, blues and jazz musicians, including Taj Mahal, Ry Cooder, Woody Mann and John Renbourn were influenced by and have recorded variations of his arrangements of gospel and Bahamanian pop tunes.
The earliest recordings of JosephSpence were field recordings by folk musicologists such as Sam Charters.
JosephSpence managed this feat through no feigned gesture, but simply by living the life he was born to live and sharing his God given talent.
The genius of JosephSpence was reflected in the many artists, producers and folklorists who engaged in cultural pilgrimages to lay eyes on him and bear witness to his signature ground-breaking guitar style.
Spence, as he was endearingly called by his siblings, his wife and inevitably everyone who came to know him, was raised with his sister and four half-brothers.
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