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I Ain't The One - Lynyrd Skynyrd

Larkin Allen Collins Jr. (July 19, 1952 – January 23, 1990) was one of the founding members and guitarists of Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, and co-wrote many of the band's songs with late frontman Ronnie Van Zant.…

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I Ain't Mad at You - Big Maybelle

Mabel Louise Smith (May 1, 1924 – January 23, 1972), known professionally as Big Maybelle, was an American R&B singer and pianist. Her 1956 hit single "Candy" received the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 1999. Born in…

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I'm a Blues Man - Matthew "Dutch" Tilders

Dutch Tilders (29 August 1941–23 April 2011) (born Mattheus Frederikus Wilhelmus Tilders, anglicised as Matthew Tilders) was a Netherlands-born Australian blues musician Dutch Tilders was born in the Netherlands in 1941 and emigrated with his parents and siblings…

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In My Dream - Linsey Alexander

Chicago is the blues capital of the world, and if recent popularity is any kind of benchmark, Linsey Alexander just might be the hottest sound in town right now. Born in Mississippi and raised in Memphis, Tennessee, Linsey…

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Barb-A Needle - Rev. Dan Smith

Dan Smith (b- January 23, 1911) sang in church and played harmonica as a child. He didn't begin his professional career until the early '60s, when he played behind folk legends Rev. Gary Davis and Pete Seeger. However,…

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13 Years In Prison - Big Leon Brooks

Big Leon Brooks’ deep voice and heavy harmonica tone harkened back to Chicago blues of the 1950s—his style having been preserved by a long hiatus from music. He was influenced very little by the funkier, guitar-driven blues of…

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