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Champion Jack Dupree

Champion Jack Dupree (real name: William Thomas Dupree; July 4, 10, or 23, 1908, 1909, or 1910 — January 21, 1992) was an American blues pianist. A participant in World War II, he served in the US Navy and was taken prisoner by Japanese forces. The music website AllMusic briefly characterizes him as a "blues musician, a native of New Orleans, who stood out as a boxing champion and a vivid boogie-woogie pianist." Champion Jack Dupree was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1992.