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Cedar Creek Sheik
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| Birth name | Philip McCutchen |
| Born | February 14, 1910 Suttons, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | October 7, 1964 (aged 54) outside Andrews, South Carolina, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician |
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Philip McCutchen (February 14, 1910 – October 7, 1964), credited on his records as The Cedar Creek Sheik, was an American hokum and blues singer and guitarist who recorded in the 1930s.
McCutchen was born in Suttons, Williamsburg County, South Carolina, near to Cedar Creek. Little is known of his life. His only recordings, of which ten tracks were issued, were made in Charlotte, North Carolina for Bluebird Records, on June 15, 1936. He sang in a "high, almost expressionless" voice, sometimes employing a yodel. Though some critics have thought him to be a white rather than black performer, he is recorded as of "negro" race in census records.
McCutchen died on October 7, 1964.
Discography
- Carolina Blues Guitar 1936-1951 (Old Tramp, 1988)
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