One of the greatest living bluesmen picks up the acoustic this time and delves into the deep country blues. |
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The brilliant Mississippi bluesmen is a central figure, but not just a solo act. |
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No wonder he was mistaken for a deity, especially by those who had never heard the black American bluesmen whose music was his model. |
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My understanding has always been that bluesmen earn their nicknames, either by genetic defect or tragedy of misadventure. |
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The complementing soundtrack, therefore, is a sour mash of sultry but sombre Southern mood music by mostly straight-up bluesmen. |
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Blues fans often lament the seemingly dried up pool of authentic, non-professional bluesmen. |
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The spirits of old Delta bluesmen, Appalachian front-porch strummers, and folk troubadors live in a guitar's wooden hole. |
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They tell stories about long-gone roadhouses and old bluesmen. |
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They might be pirates, they might be reprobates, they might have picked the pockets of poor bluesmen and ignorant English kids, but at least they were dedicated to music. |
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