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who lives in Navasota with his family, remembers Man-
ce’s life at home.
"Every night he’d get out on the porch and play the
guitar, and we’d all start dancing,” Ralph said.
One time on a field trip in school Ralph found out that
his teacher didn’t know who Mance Lipscomb was, so
he told her.
"I told her my grandfather was the greatest guitar
player.”
Teacher, philosopher, musician or grandfather, those
that knew him seemed to agree: Mance could really play
the blues.
Middle photo by Bill Records.
Other photos by Lynn Blanco.
ice Lipscomb lived in, located in Navasota.
Mance Lipscomb’s tombstone, in a cemetery in
Navasota, has his picture on it. Elnora, his wife is
buried next to him.
Glenn Myers went on tour in New England several
years ago playing Manee’s music.
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