{{short description|American musician}}
'''Kyle Herbert Wooten''' (August 28, 1897 – July 31, 1935)<ref>''U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917–1918''</ref><ref name="death">''Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914–1940''</ref> was an American harmonica player during the 1920s and 1930s best known for the choking blues. Born in Lumber City, Georgia, he was considered part of the backwoods scene, a subgenre of Appalachian music, and incorporated imitations of animals and imitations of inanimate sounds in his play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kyle-wooten-mn0000107643/biography|author=Eugene Chadbourne|publisher=Allmusic.com|title=Kyle Wooten}}</ref>
He died in Lumber City of tuberculosis, aged 38.<ref name="death"/>
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