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Birth name | Haskell Robert Sadler |
Also known as | Cool Papa |
Born | Denver, Colorado, United States | April 16, 1935
Died | May 6, 1994 Berkeley, California, United States | (aged 59)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Human voice, guitar |
Years active | 1960s–1994 |
Labels | TJ Records |
Haskell Robert "Cool Papa" Sadler (April 16, 1935 – May 6, 1994) [1] was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Born in Denver, Colorado, United States, [1] Sadler moved to California and worked in clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area starting in the 1960s. [2] He played a number of times at the San Francisco Blues Festival. Sadler wrote "747" as recorded by Joe Louis Walker, [3] and "Yesterday" recorded by Tiny Powell. [1] In the 1970s, he recorded as "Cool Papa" for TJ Records. [1] Cool Papa proved to be a guiding hand to Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman, then a new arrival in the Bay Area, and Pittman played alongside Sadler for 13 years. [4]
He developed diabetes, and had a leg amputated in 1990. He died, aged 59, in Berkeley, California, in 1994. [1]
Haskell Sadler | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Haskell Robert Sadler |
Also known as | Cool Papa |
Born | Denver, Colorado, United States | April 16, 1935
Died | May 6, 1994 Berkeley, California, United States | (aged 59)
Genres | Blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, guitarist |
Instrument(s) | Human voice, guitar |
Years active | 1960s–1994 |
Labels | TJ Records |
Haskell Robert "Cool Papa" Sadler (April 16, 1935 – May 6, 1994) [1] was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
Born in Denver, Colorado, United States, [1] Sadler moved to California and worked in clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area starting in the 1960s. [2] He played a number of times at the San Francisco Blues Festival. Sadler wrote "747" as recorded by Joe Louis Walker, [3] and "Yesterday" recorded by Tiny Powell. [1] In the 1970s, he recorded as "Cool Papa" for TJ Records. [1] Cool Papa proved to be a guiding hand to Gene "Birdlegg" Pittman, then a new arrival in the Bay Area, and Pittman played alongside Sadler for 13 years. [4]
He developed diabetes, and had a leg amputated in 1990. He died, aged 59, in Berkeley, California, in 1994. [1]