Beau De Glen is Mance Lipscomb's actual name. Mance comes from him shortening Emancipation Proclamation which was an important event to happen September of 1862 before Beaus birth but was significant because Navasota was also known for its farmland and slavery. Why the name is Beau De Glen rather than Mance is because Beau, drove Hamer's horse and buggy at age 12 when he first came to town as the Marshall to clean up Navasota. So, this is the name Hamer would have known him by before he went off to start his music career at age 65 which resulted in the naming of Navasota as the Blues Capital of Texas.

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