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Winter
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Things
are pretty slow at the moment, as fest promoters are just
now starting to awaken from the winter doldrums to begin to
plan their events and look for talent. |
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Getting Out of the Game |
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Knowing when to fold ’em is a valuable asset, especially when the stakes can be life and death. Bluesmen Bob Stroger and Lonnie Brooks packed it in as gamblers while they still could tell their tales. |
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Cool in School |
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Inspired by musician Charles Atkins, Dane Gillebrand started the Sir Charles Blues Lab to restore a proud tradition of musical education at inner city Locke High School in Los Angeles. |
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One of the Gang |
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Record and memorabilia collector, music historian, scribe, poet and hipster, Wes Race has made loving the blues his lifestyle. |
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Voice of the Bottom |
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Singing bass players aren’t exactly commonplace, maybe because it’s not an easy trick. Willie Kent has done it for a long time and made a lot of friends — and fans — along the way. |
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Something About Michelle |
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Not your basic blues shouter, Michelle Willson has finally found a crew of musicians who are on the same page with her. The result is a sophisticated brew of blues bordering on jazz. |
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2001 Joseph A. Rosen
