Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 – May 8, 2011) was an American

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and R&B guitarist. He worked at various times with

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, Bill Withers,

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, King Curtis and Steve Gadd, appeared on

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- accessed May 2011 and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar, ''Rhythm and Blues Guitar''. He reportedly recorded on 2,500 sessions.

Biography

Dupree was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he graduated from I.M. Terrell High School. He began his career playing in the studio band for

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, recording albums by Aretha Franklin (''Aretha Live at Fillmore West'') and King Curtis as a member of Curtis's band The King Pins, having grown up with King Curtis in Fort Worth). He appeared on the 1969 Lena Horne and Gábor Szabó recording and on recordings with Archie Shepp, Grover Washington Jr., Snooky Young, and Miles Davis. He was a founding member of the band

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with Eric Gale, Richard Tee, Steve Gadd, Chris Parker, and Gordon Edwards. Dupree and Tee recorded together on many occasions. Dupree appeared on Joe Cocker's ''

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'' and ''Luxury You Can Afford'', plus Cornell's solo albums ''Teasin'', ''Saturday Night Fever'', ''Shadow Dancing'', ''Can't Get Through'', ''Coast to Coast'', ''Uncle Funky'', ''Child's Play'', ''Bop 'n' Blues'', and ''Unstuffed''. He played on Brook Benton's "Rainy Night in Georgia" and "Please Send Me Someone to Love" and is featured on two tracks of Peter Wolf's 1998 album, ''Fool's Parade''. In December 1972, the British music magazine ''New Musical Express'' reported that Dupree, Roberta Flack, and Jerry Jemmott, were injured in an auto accident in Manhattan. Yamaha produced a signature guitar called the Cornell Dupree Model. In 1989, Cornell recorded a video for Arlen Roth called ''Mastering R&B Guitar'', which documented his style, technique, and influences. In 2009, Dupree appeared in a documentary entitled '' Still Bill'', which chronicled the life and times of Bill Withers. He appeared on stage playing a guitar-led version of Grandma's Hands. Withers, at first, was sitting in the audience, but ended up joining him on stage to sing the lyrics to the song. In this part of the documentary, Dupree played his guitar on a stool, breathing using an oxygen machine, which foretold his suffering from

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. Dupree died on May 8, 2011 at his home in Fort Worth, Texas. He had been waiting for a lung transplant as a result of emphysema.

Discography

As leader

* ''Teasin'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Cornell Dupree's Saturday Night Fever'' (Versatile, 1977) * ''Shadow Dancing'' (Versatile, 1978) * ''Coast to Coast'' (Antilles, 1988) * ''Can't Get Through'' (Amazing, 1991) * ''Child's Play'' (Amazing, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 1'' (Tuff City, 1993) * ''Guitar Riffs for DJs Vol. 2'' (Tuff City, 1993) * ''Bop 'n' Blues'' (Kokopelli, 1995) * ''Double Clutch'' (TKO Magnum Music, 1998) * ''I'm Alright'' (Dialtone, 2011) * ''Doin' Alright'' (P-Vine, 2011) With Gadd Gang * ''The Gadd Gang'' (Columbia, 1986) * ''Here & Now'' (Columbia, 1988) * ''Live at the Bottom Line'' (A Touch, 1994) With Rainbow * ''Crystal Green'' (East Wind, 1978) * ''Over Crystal Green'' (Eighty-Eights, 2002) * ''Harmony'' (Eighty-Eights, 2003) With Stuff * ''Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1976) * ''More Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1977) * ''Live Stuff'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * ''Stuff It'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * ''Live in New York'' (Warner Bros., 1980) * ''Made in America'' (Bridge Gate, 1994) * ''Now'' (Skip, 2001) * ''Live at Montreax 1976'' (Eagle, 2008)

As sideman

With

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* ''

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'' (A&M, 1974) * ''

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'' (A&M, 1975) * ''

'' (A&M, 1976) * '' Luxury You Can Afford'' (Asylum, 1978) With

Hank Crawford Bennie Ross "Hank" Crawford, Jr. (December 21, 1934 – January 29, 2009) was an American alto saxophonist, arranger and songwriter whose genres ranged from R&B, hard bop, jazz-funk, and soul jazz. Crawford was musical director for Ray Charl ...

* '' It's a Funky Thing to Do'' (Cotillion, 1971) * '' Help Me Make it Through the Night'' (Kudu, 1972) * ''

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'' (Kudu, 1972) * '' Crunch Time'' (Milestone, 1999) With

* '' Spirit in the Dark'' (Atlantic, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' Let Me in Your Life'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1974) * '' La Diva'' (Atlantic, 1979) * '' Aretha'' (Arista, 1980) With

* ''

'' (Atco, 1971) * '' Extension of a Man'' (Atco, 1973) With

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* ''Keepin' Up with the Joneses'' (Mercury, 1974) * ''Our Love Song'' (P-Vine, 1992) * ''Come Back to Me'' (P-Vine, 1993) With Margie Joseph * ''Margie Joseph'' (Atlantic, 1973) * ''Sweet Surrender'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''Margie'' (Atlantic, 1975) With King Curtis * ''Live at Small's Paradise'' (Atco, 1966) * ''Get Ready'' (Atco, 1970) * ''

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'' (Atco, 1971) * ''Everybody's Talkin' '' (Atco, 1972) * ''Blues at Montreux'' (Atlantic, 1973) With Roland Kirk * ''Blacknuss'' (Atlantic, 1972) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1975) * ''Kirkatron'' (Warner Bros., 1977) With

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* ''And His Magnificent Movie Machine'' (H&L, 1977) * ''My Favorite'' (MCA, 1978) * ''Lonely Dancer'' (MCA, 1979) With

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* ''Is Having a Wonderful Time'' (Reprise Records, 1975) With David "Fathead" Newman * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' The Weapon'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' Scratch My Back'' (Prestige, 1979) * ''

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'' (Amazing, 1990) With

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* ''Burnin (Atlantic, 1970) * ''From a Whisper to a Scream'' (Kudu, 1971) * ''Alone Again Naturally'' (Kudu, 1972) With

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* ''In the Midnight Hour'' (Atlantic, 1965) With

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* ''Shades of Blue'' (Philadelphia International, 1980) * ''At Last'' (Blue Note, 1989) * ''It's Supposed to Be Fun'' (Blue Note, 1990) * ''Portrait of the Blues'' (Manhattan, 1993) With Archie Shepp * ''Attica Blues'' (Impulse, 1972) * ''The Cry of My People'' (Impulse, 1973) * ''The Impulse Story'' (Impulse!, 2006) With

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* ''

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'' (CTI, 1972) * '' The Man with the Sad Face'' (Fantasy, 1976) * '' Nightwings'' (Fantasy, 1977) * ''West Side Highway'' (Fantasy, 1978) With Zulema * ''Zulema'' (Sussex, 1972) * ''R.S.V.P.'' (RCA Victor, 1975) * ''Z-licious'' (London, 1978) With others * Ashford & Simpson, ''I Wanna Be Selfish'' (Warner Bros., 1974) * Average White Band, ''Warmer'' (Atlantic, 1978) *

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, ''Blue Note Plays Burt Bacharach'' (Blue Note, 2004) * Bama, ''Ghettos of the Mind'' (Chess, 1972) * Joe Bataan, ''Singin' Some Soul'' (Fania, 1969) * Joe Bataan, ''Afrofilipino'' (Salsoul, 1975) * Harold Battiste &

Melvin Lastie Melvin Clarke Lastie, Sr. (November 18, 1930 – December 4, 1972) was an American R&B trumpeter, flugelhornist, and cornetist. He also played jazz and was a session musician on many soul and rock records of the 1960s. Lastie was born in New O ...

, ''Hal-Mel Alone Together'' (Opus 43, 1976) * Maggie Bell, ''Queen of the Night'' (Atlantic, 1974) * Brook Benton, ''Brook Benton Today'' (Cotillion, 1970) * Brook Benton, ''Story Teller'' (Cotillion, 1971) *

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, ''Bananas Are Not Created Equal'' (Mainstream, 1972) *

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, ''Dinner Music'' (WATT Works, 1977) *

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, ''Movin' On'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

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, ''

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'' (Columbia, 1991) * Alice Clark, ''Alice Clark'' (Mainstream, 2019) * Billy Cobham, ''Total Eclipse'' (Atlantic, 1974) * The Crusaders, ''Ghetto Blaster'' (MCA, 1984) *

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, ''Get Up with It'' (Columbia, 1974) * Rainy Davis, ''Ouch'' (Columbia, 1988) * Jackie DeShannon, '' Your Baby Is a Lady'' (Atlantic, 1974) * Lou Donaldson, ''Sweet Lou'' (Blue Note, 1974) *

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, '' The Dynamite Brothers'' (Prestige, 1974) * Pee Wee Ellis, ''Home in the Country'' (Savoy, 1977) * Faith Hope and Charity, ''Faith Hope & Charity'' (20th Century Fox, 1978) * Michael Franks, '' The Camera Never Lies'' (Warner Bros., 1987) *

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, ''Evening Star'' (Kitty, 1978) *

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, ''Hunt Up Wind'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

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, ''Sweet Soul'' (Gateway, 1977) * Grant Green, ''Blue Breakbeats'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Grant Green, ''The Final Comedown'' (Blue Note, 2003) *

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, '' Come on Down'' (Atlantic, 1970) * Eddie Harris, '' Second Movement'' (Atlantic, 1971) * Gene Harris, '' Gene Harris of the Three Sounds'' (Blue Note, 1972) * Loleatta Holloway, '' Queen of the Night'' (Gold Mind, 1978) * Richard Groove Holmes, ''I'm in the Mood for Love'' (Flying Dutchman, 1976) * Takehiro Honda, ''It's Great Outside'' (Flying Disk, 1978) *

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& Gabor Szabo, '' Lena & Gabor'' (Skye, 1970) * Lena Horne & Michel Legrand, ''Lena & Michel'' (RCA Victor, 1975) *

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, ''

'' (Private Stock, 1977) * Weldon Irvine, ''Cosmic Vortex'' (RCA Victor, 1974) * Weldon Irvine, ''Sinbad'' (RCA Victor, 1976) *

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, '' Deep in the Night'' (Warner Bros., 1978) *

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, ''Creatures of the Street'' (Elektra, 1974) * Elvin Jones, ''At This Point in Time'' (Blue Note, 1998) * Elvin Jones, ''The Prime Element'' (Blue Note, 1976) *

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, ''My Love'' (JVC, 1981) * Kimiko Kasai, ''This Is My Love'' (CBS, 1975) *

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, ''Take the Heat Off Me'' (Jazz Dance, 1979) *

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, '' Chaka'' (Warner Bros., 1978) * B.B. King, ''

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, ''Bottom Line'' (DJM, 1979) *

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, '' Invitation to Openness'' (Atlantic, 1972) *

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, '' Never Been Rocked Enough'' (Curb, 1992) * Carmen McRae, ''I'm Coming Home Again'' (Buddah, 1980) *

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, '' The Dudes Doin' Business'' (Capitol, 1970) *

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, ''

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, ''Big Band Machine'' (Groove Merchant, 1975) * Buddy Rich, ''Ease On Down the Road'' (Denon, 1987) * Larry Ridley, ''Sum of the Parts'' (Strata-East, 1975) *

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, ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1977) *

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, '' Chance'' (Warner Bros., 1979) * Dakota Staton, ''

Madame Foo-Foo ''Madame Foo-Foo'' is an album by American jazz vocalist Dakota Staton recorded in 1972 and released on the Groove Merchant label.Sonny Stitt Edward Hammond Boatner Jr. (February 2, 1924 – July 22, 1982), known professionally as Sonny Stitt, was an American jazz saxophonist of the bebop/ hard bop idiom. Known for his warm tone, he was one of the best-documented saxophonists of h ...

, '' Mr. Bojangles'' (Cadet, 1973) *

Barbra Streisand Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...

, '' Guilty'' (Columbia, 1980) *

Kate Taylor Kate Taylor (born August 15, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, originally from Boston, Massachusetts. She is the younger (and only) sister of renowned singer-songwriter James Taylor, a six-time Grammy winner. Biography Taylor was born ...

, ''Kate Taylor'' (Columbia, 1978) * Leon Thomas, '' Gold Sunrise on Magic Mountain'' (Mega, 1971) * Leon Thomas, ''

Blues and the Soulful Truth Blues is a music genre and musical form which originated in the Deep South of the United States around the 1860s. Blues incorporated spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts, chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads from the Afric ...

'' (Flying Dutchman, 1972) *

Rufus Thomas Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess R ...

, ''Did You Heard Me?'' (Stax, 1972) * Rufus Thomas, ''Crown Prince of Dance'' (Stax, 1973) * Tasha Thomas, ''Midnight Rendezvous'' (SoulMusic, 2015) *

Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984), better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American singer and songwriter of the blues and R&B genres. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's " Hound Dog", in 1952, which becam ...

, ''Sassy Mama!'' (Vanguard, 1975) * Kenny Vance, ''Vance 32'' (Atlantic, 1975) *

Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (born Edward L. Vinson Jr.; December 18, 1917 – July 2, 1988) was an American jump blues, jazz, bebop and R&B alto saxophonist and blues shouter. He was nicknamed Cleanhead after an incident in which his hair was a ...

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You Can't Make Love Alone ''You Can't Make Love Alone'' is a live album by the American saxophonist/vocalist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1971 and originally released by Mega Records on their Flying Dutchman Series.Voices of East Harlem, ''Right On Be Free'' (Elektra, 1970) *

Cedar Walton Cedar Anthony Walton Jr. (January 17, 1934 – August 19, 2013) was an American hard bop jazz pianist. He came to prominence as a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, The Jazz Messengers, before establishing a long career as a bandleader and co ...

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Beyond Mobius ''Beyond Mobius'' is an album by pianist Cedar Walton recorded in 1976 and released on the RCA Records, RCA label.Grover Washington Jr. Grover Washington Jr. (December 12, 1943 – December 17, 1999) was an American jazz-funk and soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with Wes Montgomery and George Benson, he is considered by many to be one of the founders of the smooth jazz genre. He w ...

, ''All the King's Horses'' (Kudu, 1972) * Charles Williams, ''Trees and Grass and Things'' (Mainstream, 1971) * Charles Williams, '' Stickball'' (Mainstream, 1972) * Jimmy Witherspoon, ''Spoonful'' (Blue Note, 1975) *

Peter Wolf Peter Wolf (born March 7, 1946) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1983 and as a solo artist. Early life and education Peter Wolf was born Peter Walter Blankfield on March 7, 1946 in The ...

, ''Sleepless'' (Artemis, 2002) * Philippe Wynne, ''Starting All Over'' (Cotillion, 1977) * Camille Yarbrough, ''The Iron Pot Cooker'' (Vanguard, 1975)

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