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Tuesday, 14 July 2020 17:04
Forgotten Guitar Legend Freddie King (1934 – 1976) Remembered
Fred King was born in Gilmer, Texas in 1934 to Ella Mae King and J. T. Christian. Influenced by his mother and uncle, both proficient guitar players, Fred learned to play rural country blues when he was six. His early influences were Sam Lightnin Hopkins and jump blues saxophonist, Louis Jordan.
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Wednesday, 17 October 2018 13:27
The Story of the Sonny Boy Williamson's on ZANI
John Lee Curtis (Sonny Boy) Williamson was born near Jackson, Tennessee in 1914. He played the harmonica starting with country blues before developing a unique urban blues. Singularly he developed the harmonica as a lead instrument influencing a large number of blues harmonica performers, including Billy Boy Arnold, Junior Wells, Sonny Terry, Little Walter, and Snooky Pryor among many others.
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Wednesday, 22 March 2017 16:44
James 'Superharp' Cotton (1935 - 2017) Remembered
James Henry Cotton was born in Tunica, Mississippi in 1935. He was the youngest of eight and grew up in the cotton fields working beside his mother, Hattie, and father, Mose.
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