![Sankofa TravelHer on Twitter: "On this day in 1939, Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne, passed away. He was a street blues musician. He mentored country music singer, Hank Williams. Hank's mother feed Rufus Sankofa TravelHer on Twitter: "On this day in 1939, Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne, passed away. He was a street blues musician. He mentored country music singer, Hank Williams. Hank's mother feed Rufus](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETVaBqCX0AA6SZ1.jpg)
Sankofa TravelHer on Twitter: "On this day in 1939, Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne, passed away. He was a street blues musician. He mentored country music singer, Hank Williams. Hank's mother feed Rufus
Big 98.5 Country - Rufus "Tee Tot" Payne was an early 20th-century African-American blues musician from Greenville, Alabama who was more widely known by his nickname Tee Tot. Payne's nickname of "Tee
![Killer Blues on Twitter: "Remembering bluesman Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne - who passed away on this day in 1939 - Mr. Payne is laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery in #Montgomery, #Alabama! # Killer Blues on Twitter: "Remembering bluesman Rufus “Tee Tot” Payne - who passed away on this day in 1939 - Mr. Payne is laid to rest at Lincoln Cemetery in #Montgomery, #Alabama! #](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETUNC08WAAcfYeP.jpg)