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Spring
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Well,
okay! Things are really shifting into overdrive now, as the
festival season is hard upon us. We're constantly updating
with new information as it comes in. |
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Been
There, Done That |
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When piano man Henry Gray went from Louisiana to Chicago in the ’40s he had no trouble finding playmates among the cream of the city’s blues stars. All in all, though, he’s been happier hanging at home in Baton Rouge for the past four decades. |
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Documentary
Drummer |
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Sam Lay, the man who put the beat in the Butterfield Blues Band, is a man of many interests, including documentary filmmaking. He shows us some of his home movies. |
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Johnny
B. Dependable |
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He may not have star power, but Chicago blues veterans know they can count on Rockin’ Johnny Burgin. Now his own band is starting to make a splash. |
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Three
in One |
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Moving from Kansas City to L.A. gave Sweet Baby J’ai the chance to develop her stage tribute to three great female singers of the blues. |
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Favored
Son |
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Born to one of the most prominent of African-American families, forceful performer Guy Davis wants to see the blues continue as a black tradition. |
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Lost
in the Shuffle |
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Former compatriots of Howlin’ Wolf — Detroit Junior, Eddie Shaw and Jimmie Lee Robinson — learned to amuse themselves with card games like “tonk” and “coon can.” |
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