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B. B. King - a night that changed his life...

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Posted on May 18, 2015 at 15:16:01
mkuller
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...by Joel Selvin of the S. F. Chronicle.

 

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RE: B. B. King - a night that changed his life..., posted on May 19, 2015 at 20:21:32
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There was a effort by some of the popular musicians at that time to bring the older black musicians out of obscurity. I remember in particular Leo Kottke doing it. Many of the English rockers also brought the spotlight on them.


 

RE: B. B. King - a night that changed his life..., posted on May 19, 2015 at 20:44:40
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...Bonnie Raitt was one - she left Harvard to do it.

Then there was Jake and Elwood Blues.

 

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