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Fact #128984

When:

22062005

Short story:

Harry 'Big Daddy' Hypolite dies aged 68 in a car crash near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA. Hypolite worked as a sideman for more than 40 years, notably alongside Zydeco great Clifton Chenier, before establishing himself as a blues singer, guitarist and bandleader and recording artist in his own right.