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John Campbell A Man And His Blues |
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1. Going To Dallas |
Had you gone looking for the blues at the 1986
Mississippi Delta Blues Festival, you might have been surprised to find
that one of the most popular performers was a rather unknown guitar
player from Texas, John Campbell . . . A few year ago, John Campbell
moved to New York City, doing opening shows for Hubert Sumlin, Jimmie
Rogers, and others. One night he was working with John Littlejohn when
Ronnie Earl came in. They had met before, down in Louisiana. The two
of them ended up on the back steps of the club, playing acoustic guitar
all night long, passing the guitar back and forth, talking about Lightnin'
Hopkins, and playing their favorite things for each other. That particular
night Ronnie decided to produce an album . . . you have the results
before you now. The Blues from where he grew up, the blues from the
South, flavored with a hot shot of hard |
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