What is Grandpa Elliott?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Grandpa Elliott | image = Grandpa Elliott aka Uncle Remus.jpg | image_size = 220 | alt = | caption = Elliott on Royal Street | birth_name = Elliott Small | alias = Uncle Remus | birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|07|10}} | birth_place = [[Louisiana]], [[United States|U.S.]] | origin = | death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|03|08|1944|07|10}} | death_place = [[New Orleans]], Louisiana, U.S. | genre = | occupation = Street musician | instrument = Harmonica | years_active = <!-- YYYY–YYYY (or –present) --> | label = | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|www.examplewebsite.com}} {{URL|www.examplewebsite.com|ExampleWebsite.com}} or if URL on Wikidata: {{Official website}} --> }} '''Grandpa Elliott''' (born '''Elliot Small'''; July 10, 1944 – March 8, 2022), also known as '''Uncle Remus''', was an American street-musician in [[New Orleans]]. He played the harmonica and sang. He was a street icon in New Orleans.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Tomko |first=Gene |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5ZKzDwAAQBAJ |title=Encyclopedia of Louisiana Musicians: Jazz, Blues, Cajun, Creole, Zydeco, Swamp Pop, and Gospel |publisher=LSU Press |year=2020 |isbn=9780807169322 |location=Baton Rouge |pages=116 |language=English}}</ref> Small died from problems caused by a skin infection on March 8, 2022, at the age of 77.<ref>{{Cite web |last=CLAPP |first=JAKE |title='Grandpa' Elliott Small, long-standing French Quarter musician, has died |url=https://www.nola.com/gambit/music/article_42dce840-9f11-11ec-991b-6bf9d3db0e88.html |access-date=March 8, 2022 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:Infectious disease deaths in Louisiana]] [[Category:Deaths from skin disease]] [[Category:Musicians from New Orleans]] [[Category:Singers from New Orleans]] {{US-bio-stub}}