Having never actually sat down and listened to an album of his, I decided it was time to sample a selected best of start to finish. It's pretty clear in the music here, where a great deal of the riffs I'd learned to play on guitar and bass originated from. Or at least were made popular. It's easy to get these call and response lines caught in your head.
I am glad I got to see him play 3 times. Twice with others on stage at the Clapton Crossroads festival. The other time in a theater which was really good. I spent this Thanksgiving driving around the Delta in MS, and spent a few hours in his hometown of Indianola. Also, visited some other locations in MS where we lived at one point in his life.
ReplyDeleteOn my bucket list is to go to jazz and blues shows in Manhattan this year.
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