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Infobox musical artist| name = Cornell Dupree| image = Cornell Dupree.jpg| alt =| caption = Cornell Dupree in 1976| image_size =| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| birth_name =| alias =| birth_date = birth date|1942|12|19| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth , Texas | origin =| death_date = death date and age|2011|05|08|1942|12|19| death_place = Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth , Texas | genre = Rhythm and blues|R& B , jazz | occupation = Guitarist| instrument = Guitar| years_active = | label = Wounded Bird Records|Wounded Bird , Antilles Records|Antilles , Kokopelli Records|Kokopelli , Dialtone| associated_acts =| website =| notable_instruments = Cornell Luther Dupree (December 19, 1942 & ndash; May 8, 2011cite news|url= http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/nyregion/cornell-dupree-studio-guitarist-is-dead-at-68.html? ref=obituaries|title=Cornell Dupree, Guitarist and Sideman to the Stars, Dies at 68|work= The New York Times |date=May 14, 2011|author=Peter Keepnews) was an United States|American jazz and Rhythm and blues|R& B guitarist . He worked at various times with Bill Withers , Donny Hathaway , King Curtis and Steve Gadd , appeared on David Letterman , http://thedeadrockstarsclub.com/2011.html Thedeadrockstarsclub.com - accessed May 2011 and wrote a book on soul and blues guitar: Rhythm and Blues Guitar ISBN 0-634-00149-3. He reputedly recorded on 2,500 sessions.cite web|title =Cornell Dupree: Biography |last=Huey |first=Steve |publisher=Allmusic| url =Allmusic|class=artist|id=p70447/biography|pure_url=yes | accessdate =2010-04-09
Biography
Dupree began his career playing in the Atlantic Records studio band, recording on album s 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, Texas ). 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 Stuff (band)|Stuff , which featured fellow guitarist Eric Gale , Richard Tee on keyboards, Steve Gadd and Chris Parker on drums, and Gordon Edwards on bass. Dupree and Tee recorded together on many occasions. Notable albums include the aforementioned Aretha and King Curtis records, plus Joe Cocker 's Stingray (album)|Stingray and Luxury You Can Afford , plus Cornell's solo albums Teasin ', Saturday Night Fever (instrumental), 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 ''. He is also known for playing the opening guitar riff on Aretha Franklin's "Respect".
In December 1972, the United Kingdom|UK music magazine, NME , reported that Dupree, along with Roberta Flack and Jerry Jemmott , had been injured in an traffic collision|auto accident in Manhattan .cite book | first= John | last= Tobler | year= 1992 | title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years | edition= 1st | publisher= Reed International Books Ltd | location= London | page= 245 | id= CN 5585
(In modern times) Dupree used a Fender Musical Instruments Corporation|Fender "red-knob" Twin Reverb and played a Yamaha signature guitar called the Dupree Super Jam (it used to be a model similar to the SJ-550 HM, but now is closer to a three-pickup Pacifica with a maple neck).Citation needed|date=May 2011 In 2009, Dupree appeared in a documentary entitled Still Bill (film)|Still Bill , which chronicled the life and times of Bill Withers. He appeared on stage playing a guitar-led version of Grandma's Hands . Bill 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 emphysema .
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 suffering from emphysema .cite news|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/cornell-dupree-rhythm-and-blues-guitarist-dies-at-69/2011/05/10/AFt1XyjG_story.html|title=Cornell Dupree, rhythm-and-blues guitarist, dies at 68|author=Terence McArdle|date=May 10, 2011|work= The Washington Post
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Persondata | NAME = Dupree, Cornell | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = United States|American Rhythm and blues|R& B / soul jazz guitarist | DATE OF BIRTH = December 19, 1942 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth , Texas | DATE OF DEATH = May 8, 2011 | PLACE OF DEATH = Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth , Texas DEFAULTSORT:Dupree, Cornell Category:African American musicians Category:American jazz guitarists Category:American rhythm and blues guitarists Category:American session musicians Category:American soul guitarists Category:Musicians from Texas Category:Soul-jazz guitarists Category:1942 births Category:2011 deaths Category:people from Fort Worth, Texas cs:Cornell Dupree de:Cornell Dupree es:Cornell Dupree ja:????·????? nds:Cornell Dupree
