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August 1, 2025

Leadbelly’s Deeply American Story

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxykqBmUCwk Leadbelly -- Huddie Ledbetter -- is a legend. The outlines are contradictory: Leadbelly was…

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August 1, 2025

Champion Jack Dupree, AKA Brother Blues and Meat Head Johnson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=kVCsSzWoV7g Those are two great nicknames, and there probably were more. Champion Jack Dupree led…

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August 1, 2025

All We Are Sure of is That Big Bill Broonzy Could Play

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=Fm1qtX7Mz5w Big Bill Broonzy was one of the most important blues players of the twentieth…

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August 1, 2025

Who Says Little Walter is the Best Blues Harmonica Player Ever? Everyone

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dlZM_zJzh0 Little Walter -- Marion Walter Jacobs -- is considered by those who know about…

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August 1, 2025

Furry Lewis: “When I Lay My Burden Down” and “Kassie Jones”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=CCqbKdnHZTs I am not a guitar player, but to me Furry Lewis' technique seems unique.…

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August 1, 2025

Blues Traveler: “Carolina Blues” and “But Anyway”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=MYdKho_5Y9A Blues Traveler was featured in a cute scene in Blues Brothers. Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd,…

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