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Asie Payton was an American blues singer and guitarist. He was born in Washington County, Mississippi, and began playing guitar at the age of 12. He moved to Chicago in the 1950s and began performing in clubs. He released his first album, "Asie Payton Sings the Blues," in 1965. He released several more albums throughout his career, including "Asie Payton and His Blues Band" (1968), "Asie Payton and His All-Stars" (1970), and "Asie Payton and His Blues Band Live" (1972). He also released several singles, including "I'm Gonna Leave You" and "I'm Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town." Payton was known for his powerful voice and his ability to play a variety of styles, including blues, soul, and gospel. He was also known for his showmanship, often performing with a band and dancers. He toured extensively throughout the United States and Europe, and performed at the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland in 1972. Payton died in 1997 at the age of 60. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2001.

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Occupation soundtrack
Age 60 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 12 April, 1937
Birthday 12 April
Birthplace Washington County, MS
Date of death May 19, 1997
Died Place Holly Ridge, MS
Nationality United States

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2002

He appeared and performed in the documentary film, You See Me Laughin': The Last of the Hill Country Bluesmen. There is also a track by Payton on the Big Bad Love soundtrack. Payton's song, "I Love You" from the album, Worried, was used in the closing credits of the 2002 film, The Badge. Several artists from Fat Possum were featured in the soundtrack, but it was not released.

1997

" Payton died of a heart attack while driving a tractor in the fields of his farm in Holly Ridge, Mississippi on May 19, 1997.

1937

Blues musician Asie Payton was born in 1937 in Washington County, Mississippi. Although he sang and played guitar, Asie nonetheless made his living as a farmer. Payton lived below the poverty level in a shotgun shack with no telephone or air conditioner in the small town of Holly Ridge in Mississippi. Asie spent his Saturday nights performing his distinctive and impassioned brand of raw and dirty blues music at a local grocery store. Moreover, Payton also performed at fellow bluesman Junior Kimbrough's club and Jimmy's Auto Care. He appears as himself in the excellent documentary "You See Me Laughin'. " Asie's songs are featured on the soundtracks to the films "Big Bad Love" and "Hometown Legend.