Died On This Date (May 8, 2011) Cornell Dupree / Jazz and R&B Guitar Great
themusicsover Cornell Dupree
December 19, 1942 – May 8, 2011
Cornell Dupree was a respected jazz and R&B guitarist who, over the course of his career, played on records by the likes of Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis, Joe Cocker, and Brook Benton. In his early years, Dupree could be found playing in the legendary Atlantic Records house band. He was also a founding member of the much respected jazz funk combo, Stuff. Besides those listed above, Dupree also recorded with such greats as Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Sam & Dave, and Wilson Pickett. Additionally, Dupree released several of his own albums, his most popular being 1994’s Bop ‘n’ Blues. Cornell Dupree had been suffering from emphysema and had been waiting for a lung transplant when he passed away on May 8, 2011. He was 68.