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Rockin' After Hours - "Chuck" Norris

Blues guitarist Charles "Chuck" Norris was born in Kansas City, MO. on August 11, 1921. Between 1947 and 1951 he recorded several records in Los Angeles for Coast, Imperial, Selective, Mercury and Aladdin. His final two recordings were…

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Sittin And Drinkin - Christine Kittrell

Christine Kittrell (August 11, 1929 – December 19, 2001) was an American R&B singer, who first recorded tracks in 1951 with Louis Brooks and his Band. In 1954 she recorded tracks for the Republic record label, two of…

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Havin' A Hard Time - BILLY FLYNN

Over the last 40 years, Billy Flynn has played with a “who’s who” of Chicago blues legends including Jimmy Rogers, Jr. Wells, Otis Rush, Pinetop Perkins, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Dawkins, Koko Taylor, Willie Kent and countless others. Billy’s…

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Lonesome Road Blues - Crying Sam Collins

Sam Collins (August 11, 1887 - October 20, 1949) who was sometimes known as Crying Sam Collins and also, according to one authoritative website, as Jim Foster, Jelly Roll Hunter, Big Boy Woods, Bunny Carter, and Salty Dog…

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Down the Road a Piece - Freddie Slack

Frederick Charles Slack (August 7, 1910 – August 10, 1965) was an American swing and boogie-woogie pianist and bandleader. Born in Viroqua, Wis., he learned to play drums as a boy. Later took up xylophone and at 13…

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Blues Medley - SNUFF JOHNSON

Texas country bluesman Alfred "Snuff" Johnson has played guitar since the 1920s, but didn't perform "professionally" for another 60 years, and wasn't recorded until 1994. Johnson was born in Cedar Creek, TX to parents Frank and Pearl Lee…

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Yes I Know - Annisteen Allen

Annisteen Allen, born Ernestine Letitia Allen (November 11, 1920, Champaign, Illinois - August 10, 1992, Harlem, New York City) was an American blues singer. Allen's first recordings were made in 1945, and included "Miss Annie's Blues" and "Love…

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