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Reflections on a Blues Town

Orange County Welcomes Ben Payton Blues Past & Present In Hillsborough As we welcome new artist Ben Payton to our homebase of Hillsborough this month, Tim reflects on the musical center that is Orange County, NC. We're so happy that Ben will be living close by,...

Canned Heat Blues - Ben Payton

Ben Wiley Payton of Jackson, Mississippi is an acoustic blues artist with roots in the Delta, but he's only a relatively recent convert to the vintage style. Born in tiny Coila in the hill country just east of the Delta, Ben lived in Greenwood—the resting place of...