Born in Smithsville, Georgia, on January 8, 1904, Tampa Red (Hudson Woodbridge)
became one of the great blues guitarists, renowned for his slide playing and
nicknamed the "Guitar Wizzard". He inspired musicians such as Muddy Waters and
Elmore James. He composed many classics, such as "Sweet Black Angel" and "Love
Her With A Feeling". Depressed by the death of his wife in 1953, he sank into
alcohol and died in oblivion in Chicago (Illinois) on March 19, 1981