Haskell Robert Sadler
Haskell Robert "Cool Papa" Sadler (April 16, 1935 – May 6, 1994) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Haskell Robert Sadler was born in Denver, Colorado, United States, Sadler moved to California and worked in clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area starting in the 1960s. He played a number of times at the San Francisco Blues Festival.
Haskell Robert Sadler
- Name
- Haskell Sadler
- Birth Name
- Haskell Robert Sadler
- Born
- 16 April 1935
- Birthplace
- Denver, Colorado, United States
- Died
- 6 May 1994
- Place of death
- Berkeley, California, United States
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter, guitarist
- Nationality
- United States
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Haskell Robert "Cool Papa" Sadler (April 16, 1935 – May 6, 1994) was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist. Haskell Robert Sadler was born in Denver, Colorado, United States, Sadler moved to California and worked in clubs in the San Francisco Bay Area starting in the 1960s. He played a number of times at the San Francisco Blues Festival.
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Sadler wrote "747" as recorded by Joe Louis Walker, and "Yesterday" recorded by Tiny Powell. In the 1970s, he recorded as "Cool Papa" for TJ Records. 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. He developed diabetes, and had a leg amputated in 1990. He died, aged 59, in Berkeley, California, in 1994.
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• Name — Haskell Sadler • Birth Name — Haskell Robert Sadler • Alias — Cool Papa • Born — 16 April 1935 • Birthplace — Denver, Colorado, United States • Died — 6 May 1994 • Place of death — Berkeley, California, United States • Instrument — Human voice, guitar • Genre — Blues • Occupation — Singer, songwriter, guitarist • Years Active — 1960s–1994 • Label — TJ Records
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Haskell Robert Sadler born at Denver.
1994
Haskell Robert Sadler died at Berkeley.
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